Interviews

Marinin Sergey 31.01.23

How has the war in Ukraine transformed the security landscape in the post-Soviet space, particularly in Central Asia? What new developments are we witnessing in the energy security domain, and how will they change the region? These questions to Ambassador Dr Thomas Greminger, Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) He is sharing his views on the changing security situation in Central Asia and beyond exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)

Marinin Sergey 29.12.22

Tajikistan’s foreign policy trajectories are not drastically changing. In light of the Ukraine war only a few new actors entered its foreign policy scene, while traditional strategic players remain the same. Perspectives of regional integration are also bleak against the background of the existing protracted conflicts between some Central Asian countries, – notes Karolina Kluczewska (Belgium) in an interview, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)

What problems can machine learning and AI solve in Central Asia? Which countries or stakeholders can contribute to the advancement of machine learning and AI? What are the challenges and risks facing societies with the gradual introduction of AI and machine learning into our lives in political processes? The editors of CABAR.asia discussed these and other issues with Professor of the Higher School of Economics (Russia) Evgeny Sedashov. (more…)

Natalia Lee 09.11.22

Fight against corruption in Kazakhstan announced by President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev that gained momentum after the January events has failed to pick up the pace and gone downward, according to Dzhamilya Maricheva, founder and editor of Protenge.kz media project. (more…)

Navruz Karimov 21.10.22

“What we have seen over the past year is that violence has broken out in all Central Asian countries, but Turkmenistan. Even though many of the early warning signs were there, we were caught partly by surprise”, – Teri Hakala, EU Special Representative, on massive violations of human rights and freedoms in Central Asia.  (more…)

Nazym Malikova 26.09.22

What are the reasons for anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan? What measures does China take to improve its image in Central Asia and how effective are they? Will the social base of anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan expand, or vice versa? The Editorial of CABAR.asia discussed these and other questions with Professor of Nazarbayev University, Jessica Neafie (Astana). (more…)

Ermek Baisalov 02.09.22

“The Taliban model of governance is not suitable and sustainable for a multicultural and multinational country like Afghanistan. The more the Taliban suppress the people, the more the resistance will be empowered”, says Dr. Omar Sadr, a research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

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What are the major risks posed by climate change in Central Asia? Will heatwaves in summer be the new normal? How Central Asia can address the issue as a region? What can be done at the level of individual countries to adapt to climate change? The editorial of CABAR.asia discussed these and other questions with Roman Vakulchuk who holds a PhD in Economics and works as Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) focusing on climate change and renewable energy. (more…)

Ermek Baisalov 20.07.22

“The high numbers of dead and injured and the crackdown on the right to assembly in Nukus, will not go unnoticed, and will leave a big smear on Mirziyoyev’s presidency,” – states Marius Fossum, human rights activist, regional representative in Central Asia for the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in an interview with CABAR.asia analytical platform.

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CABAR.asia 01.06.22

“Today the US Strategy for Central Asia is defunct. It has to be thought through from the beginning and a new strategy has to be devised that more adequately embraces current realities” – states Dr. Frederick Starr, an American academic historian, expert on Central Asia, Russia and Eurasia, and chairman of the Central Asia and Caucasus Institute, in an interview to CABAR.asia.

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