Analytics
“The tandem of Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan can stimulate the strengthening of regional cooperation,” – writes Umarbek Nuriddinov (Uzbekistan), student of the Faculty of International Relations at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics 2021. (more…)
The countries of Central Asia are undergoing another stress test during the crisis in Kazakhstan. How will the events in Kazakhstan affect bilateral relations and regional cooperation? What changes, including geopolitical ones, can be expected in the region in the near future, – experts from the region discussing these and other issues specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Experts from Central Asia and beyond share their forecasts of what to expect in the region in 2022, what internal and external risks countries will face, and also summarize the results of the past year in a material, written specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
“The synergy of cooperation between Tashkent and Nur-Sultan can increase the likelihood of achieving stability in conflict-generating Afghanistan,” – Elena Izteleuova (Kazakhstan), an independent researcher and member of the CABAR.asia school of analytics, writes about Afghanistan’s place on the agendas of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (more…)
Firdavs Kobilov, participant of CABAR.asia-2021 School of Analytics, writes about the effectiveness of the EU soft power instruments in Uzbekistan over the past 5 years, as well as what changes have occurred in this area in an article, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
In November 2021, Central Asia was highlighted in the foreign press in the light of the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, energy shortages in Kazakhstan amid a surge in cryptomining; the need for an updated US strategy in the region; and increased government control over the Internet.
“If we consider Afghanistan not as a neighbor of the region, but as a country in the region, then close cultural, trade and economic ties will contribute to the establishment of peace and stability in the country,” notes Umarbek Nuriddinov, a Senior student of the “International Relations” Department of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Tashkent) and a participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics, in an article written specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
In October 2021, the Central Asia region was in the focus of the foreign press in the context of the re-election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan for a second term, the European tour of Emomali Rahmon, a new Chinese outpost in Tajikistan, and the expected “storm of crises” in Kyrgyzstan.
There is no doubt that the current leader of Uzbekistan will unconditionally win his second presidential election. However, the main questions are different: in what direction he intends to lead his country further and which methods. Judging by the analysis of his activities in recent years, Mirziyoyev himself is in some uncertainty, hoping to combine processes that are still incompatible in political science. (more…)
“Official Seoul is trying to diversify its trade and economic routes by connecting South Korea with the continental part of Eurasia. It is the diversification of trading partners that is an urgent task not only for the Republic of Korea, but also for the Central Asian states, which pushes them towards practical cooperation,” political scientist Ainura Akmatalieva notes in her article written specifically for the analytical portal CABAR.asia. (more…)