Analytics
Experts on Central Asia share opinions about the angles in which they see the armed conflict on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that took place on September 14-17, 2022. How can this conflict affect projects within the SCO and regional cooperation? What peacebuilding mechanisms can Astana and Tashkent offer? – these questions are discussed in an article, specially for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“The Georgian experience could be an even bigger lesson for Akorda, as social mobilization in Kazakhstan has grown significantly amid the ongoing economic crisis. Georgia’s experience can serve as a good example for institutional reforms in Kazakhstan’s security sector, more fundamental police reforms, and foreign policy diversification”, – says Kamila Smagulova (Kazakhstan), participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analysts 2021. (more…)
July 2022 was rich with political events in Central Asia: analytical materials included the topics of the countries’ balancing act between Russia and the West, security and human rights concerns, mass protests, and the IV Consultative meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia. (more…)
“If until 2020 labor troubles in Kazakhstan were in the mining sector, then in 2021 about 1/3 are already registered in service companies, including in the platform employment sector. Platform economy workers who do not have the social status of an employee have no other way to express their claims, except for protests and strikes” – experts Aiman Zhusupova and Aigerim Yerken write about the need to prevent labor troubles in the platform economy, specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
The June analytical articles on Central Asia in foreign media discussed the constitutional reform in Kazakhstan, the investigation into the 2010 ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan, the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Russia, the situation in GBAO, constitutional amendments in Uzbekistan, as well as other important topics in Central Asia at the moment. (more…)
Analytical pieces in foreign press on the Central Asian region include the topics of the current instability in Afghanistan, hurdles for Central Asia in dealing with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, new restrictive laws against media and social networks in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and the constitutional reform in Uzbekistan. (more…)
“One of the ways to solve youth unemployment can be seen through the development of a dual education system in technical professions in Kazakhstan,” – Aiman Zhusupova, a sociologist and graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics 2021, writes about the problems of dual education and how to promote it in an article written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“The fear is increasing in Central Asia that a default domino is just around the corner and, looking at the overall stance of both their strategic partners, Moscow and Beijing, they are bound to look for alternatives. India is best situated at seizing this opportunity and this can be a step at changing the balances with China and Russia”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia.
Main themes surrounding Central Asia in foreign press in April involved the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war for Central Asian countries in the economic and geopolitical realms, as well announcement of reforms in Kazakhstan, changes in the public procurement process and human rights concerns in Kyrgyzstan, Berdimuhamedov Jr.’s first steps as a president, and Tajikistan’s dire economic situation. (more…)
In March 2022, Central Asia was highlighted in the foreign press in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine, in particular the statements of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan recognising Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity; the negative impact of sanctions on the economies of the region; some restrictions on assembly rights in Kyrgyzstan; the first deaths of Central Asian nationals in the Russian army in Ukraine; the investment forum held in Tashkent.