Interviews / Tajikistan
Alexander Cooley, professor of political science at Barnard College, director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, in an interview for CABAR.asia spoke about the evolution of foreign policy of Central Asian countries; the problems and challenges these countries will face in the near future and why the United States should not get involved in a new competition of great powers in the region.
The COP26 [26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties], which is scheduled to kick off on October 31 in Glasgow and will continue for two weeks, is important for Central Asian countries: they can build relationships with sponsors, and those organisations and countries that can help strengthen the region’s response to climate change, says Charles Edmund Garrett British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan in CABAR.asia analytical platform interview. (more…)
“A Central Asian regional identity might have been a very feasible identity project: shared language, religion, and Soviet experience—all of this could have been mobilized to build a shared identity. But, as we all know, this did not happen,” explains Helge Blakkisrud, Senior Research Fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform.
“A region-to-region dialogue mechanism, such as a C5+ASEAN, should therefore be set up for both regions to learn and understand more about each other, explore ways to expand cooperation, and help promote peace and prosperity in their respective regions” – says Dr. Paradorn Rangsimaporn in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform. (more…)
“Afghanistan needs to find a good alternative to Pakistan as a trade partner. Therefore, Central Asian countries will be the best alternative for Afghanistan, considering its geographic and economic ties with South Asian countries”, says expert Mohammad Nasir Nasrat (Afghanistan) in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform. (more…)
“It is certainly possible for Russia, China and the United States to cooperate given their shared goals in the region. But this would probably not entail a large US military presence in the region, as both China and Russia perceive this military presence in Central Asia as a threat to their own national security,” says Professor Jennifer Murtazashvili in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform.
Julien Thorez is a geographer at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, Paris. He runs the CartOrient mapping project ( www.cartorient.cnrs.fr ). In an interview specially for the analytical platform CABAR.asia, the expert discusses the conflicts in the region from the point of view of postcolonialism, analyzes the factors of the collision of interests of the two countries, and also highlights the most important forms of peacebuilding. (more…)
Expert on Central Asia for the U.S. Institute of Peace Dr. Gavin Helf discusses the impact of the border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, shares the context of geopolitical picture and anticipates future ethnic clashes in an interview, exclusively for CABAR.asia (more…)
In an interview for CABAR.asia, Dr. Schenk discussed recent migration patterns from Central Asia to Russia and some of the COVID-19 implications on migration in the Eurasian region. (more…)
Head of division at the European External Action Service (EEAS), dealing with Central Asia, Boris Iarochevitch spoke about the features of the EU policy in Central Asia, and shared his assessments of other problematic aspects in the countries of the region. (more…)