Interviews
“Central Asia has a high potential for solar and wind energy and also for hydropower. Low population density, large territory, and a big number of sunny days per year make Central Asia unique for renewable energy development,” says Roman Vakulchuk, Senior Researcher and Head of Сenter for Energy Research at the Norwegian Institute of International Relations (NUPI).
On January 28 2022, in a continuation of the Action Strategy, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan. Eldor Tulyakov, Executive Director of the Development Strategy Center, spoke about the results of the previous program document, as well as the goals of the Development Strategy for the new period, in an interview specifically for the CABAR.asia analytical platform. (more…)
China continues to expand its economic presence in Central Asia, including in Uzbekistan. How do the countries of the region benefit from this? What is the peculiarity of Chinese investment policy? Will security cooperation between Beijing and Tashkent deepen? These and other questions have been discussed in an interview with Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences and St. Petersburg State University Yana Leksyutina, specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Country sees a clampdown on independent media and civil society as a weakened president scrambles to entrench his grip on power. (more…)
“Everyone understands that a power struggle has taken place behind the scenes, and that the violence is connected to that power struggle”, – states Ivar Dale, Senior Policy Adviser at Norwegian Helsinki Committee in an interview with CABAR.asia analytical platform.
“After 30 years of independent life, we can say that there has not been strong energy security framework thought by the Central Asia states” – states Dr. Luca Anceschi, energy specialist, professor of Eurasian Studies at the University of Glasgow in an interview with CABAR.asia analytical platform.
In an interview with CABAR.asia analytical platform, a musician, finalist of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, and UNHCR Russia Goodwill Ambassador Manizha Sangin spoke about the problem of violence against female migrants in Russia, their insecurity, and her new Foundation’s plans to help them.
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In the interview to CABAR.asia, Ukraine-based political analyst and expert in international relations Maksim Yakovlev talks what connects the countries in the region with Ukraine, where the Ukraine-Russia crisis originates, and what the outcome of recovering authoritarian regimes in the world will be. (more…)
In an exclusive interview for CABAR.asia, the founder of the zypl.ai Academy of Artificial Intelligence Azizjon Azimi talks about the problems of AI development in Central Asia, the prospects for its application in various fields, as well as in public administration. (more…)
“The internet is like the market square, a public space – people should be allowed to say their views, they should be able to voice non-violent criticism of politicians and the authorities without fear of being persecuted for doing so” – states Hugh Williamson, director of the Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia division in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform.