Analytical materials

“Close cooperation within the framework of the OTS will enable the countries of the Central Asian region to have alternative platforms, partial balancing of the influence of Russia and China with the help of Turkey,” political scientists Gulnor Dzhumaeva and Abbos Bobokhonov note in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)

In January 2023, foreign press analytical articles discussed Kazakhstan’s diplomacy, continuing attacks on the press in Kyrgyzstan, power shortages in Tajikistan, political shuffles in Turkmenistan, energy crisis in Uzbekistan, and other important topics in the region. (more…)

“Uzbekistan has come a long way towards reducing informal employment over the past five years. However, the policy in this area can be further improved if informality in the labour market is finally clearly defined and the protection of all informal workers is put at the centre,” notes Binazir Yusupova – a participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics, in an article for CABAR.asia. (more…)

An analysis of reports by international organisations over more than 20 years has shown that the situation regarding human rights in Tajikistan has severely deteriorated. Mentions of arrests and torture have increased by hundreds of per cent, the rights of journalists have been violated more often, and organisations pay more attention to women’s rights. (more…)

“The idea of national identity through the prism of “national history” largely hinders the integration process in many respects,” Yerkin Baidarov (Kazakhstan) notes in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)

“Unpredictable water availability with more frequent and severe natural floods and droughts, a growing population and increasing water withdrawals outside the region mean that today’s actions are critical for a sustainable future,” notes Timur Idrisov, an environmental activist (Tajikistan), in an article for CABAR .asia. (more…)

The foreign press analytical publications of the last month of 2022 discussed Tokayev’s first weeks in his second term as the president of Kazakhstan, challenges for Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary system, crackdown on journalists and activists in Tajikistan, changes in Turkmenistan’s isolationist foreign policy, developments in regional integration by Uzbekistan, as well as annual reviews and take-aways by regional experts. (more…)

“Regarding the identity of the organization, it can be noted that the economic direction can act as a consensus for the Central Asian participants, and the values ​​in the form of the “Shanghai spirit” have already occupied a solid niche in the narratives about the SCO,” noted political scientists Nargiza Muratalieva (Kyrgyzstan) and Symbat Abisheva (Kazakhstan) in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)

“Discrimination in education for PWD (persons with disabilities) begins from childhood: very often the administrations of educational institutions refuse to enroll children due to the lack of proper training of teachers and the unsuitability of buildings. TV programs with sign language translation are often not broadcast in the media, and in general, there are practically no modern educational materials for PWD,” says Kalys Meymanbekova (Kyrgyzstan), a member of the CABAR.asia school of analytics. (more…)

“In the absence of an effective representative government that can defend the interests of the citizens of Uzbekistan both at the local and national levels, the draft “initiative budget” clearly demonstrated the attractiveness of the direct democracy mechanism as a partial alternative to representative democracy,” notes a participant in the CABAR.asia School of Analytics Akrom Avezov (Uzbekistan). (more…)