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CABAR.asia keeps providing relevant analysis of various problems and trends in Central Asian region. We continue to hold – already traditional – educational and expert meetings online where the experts from the region and from abroad share their experiences with the region’s media community. We present a selection of our publications and October highlights.
“It appears that the Great Game in Central Asia flares up again in much vigorous and quite peculiar manner. The Game is reflected in the mathematical model of geopolitics: it is “5+1=5” for the US, “5+1=6” for Russia, and “5+1=x” for China, so to speak,” Uzbek political analyst Farhod Tolipov writes in his article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Due to political situation, some foreign partners of Bishkek authorities suspended financial assistance. (more…)
«In the event of financial instability in Kyrgyzstan, multilateral creditors may increase the interest rates on loans or even refuse from further financing», Nazik Imanbekova sums up in an article for CABAR.asia.
Dozens of countries suffer from the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic now. In many of them, the number of diseases is even higher than before. It’s critical in this situation not only to practice hygiene, communications, prevention, but take this information very carefully.
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In the fifth, jubilee, issue of the podcast “They say” Olya Kovaleva and Timur Timerkhanov discuss a topic related to rural and urban residents. Why is there such a division? What does it affect? How tangible is it in the CA countries? Who are “balconskie”? The presenters tried to explain why one should not follow the stereotype that all rural residents are “narrow-minded”.
Since 2016, the republic gradually introduces the practice of home insurance.
October 2020 in Central Asia is remembered for the stable rise in the COVID-19 cases; recent elections in two countries; social turmoil and regime change in Kyrgyzstan; visits by the defense ministers of Russia and Turkey; another border conflict. The analytical platform CABAR.asia provides a brief overview of the major events in the region over the past month. (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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Although the media is protected by law, beatings and illegal detentions are common.