Interviews

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…)

Public and civil society should not allow the authorities to abuse digital technologies and restrict the rights of users to freedom of speech, said in an interview for CABAR.asia Inga Sikorskaya, the Central Asian media expert, director of the research center the School of Peacemaking and Media technologies in Central Asia. (more…)

Director of the Uzbek Center for Research Initiatives “Ma’no” Bakhtiyor Ergashev, in an interview for CABAR.asia, spoke about the specifics of the public administration system in Uzbekistan, in particular about the administrative reform and why the principle of appointing khokims is preserved.

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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…)

Recently, India’s presence in Central Asia has become more active. The head of the department of the Center for Contemporary History of Uzbekistan under the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, professor, doctor of historical sciences Mirzokhid Rakhimov, spoke about how India is building relations with the countries of the region, in an interview for CABAR.asia.

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Professor of Nazarbayev University Helene Thibault in an exclusive interview for CABAR.asia speaks about the reasons and the attitude of the Central Asian society to polygamy, and also discussed the impact of migration on polygyny, its future dynamics. (more…)

Zainidin Kurmanov, a political scientist from Kyrgyzstan, historian and ex-speaker of the parliament, shared his opinion on the development of parliamentarism in the country, constitutional reform and how to maintain a balance among the branches of government, in an interview for CABAR.asia.

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A public figure, political analyst, regional security and international relations scholar Taalatbek Masadykov, in an interview for CABAR.asia, shared his vision of how Kyrgyzstan should seek its way out of the current political crisis and what to change in the country’s foreign policy; he also discussed his political and career plans. (more…)

Back in 2017, over 50 per cent of the population took part in the presidential election. According to the study of the youth development institute, only 30 per cent of young citizens took part in the election. In 2020, it became obvious after the parliamentary election that the younger generation of Kyrgyzstan has become more active participant in the political affairs of the country.
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