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Considering my professional activity and background in one of the independent and leading analytical centers of Uzbekistan, the internship in Georgia turned out to be very in time and useful in terms of studying the experience of the prominent think tanks of this country.
Despite geopolitical disturbances in the last four months, and the disruption of logistical chains all over the world, trading ties inside the Eurasian region have remained strong. According to statistics, the trade turnover between Central Asian states and Russia has increased by 14 per cent on the average since the start of the year, yet the economy development rates in the region decelerate. (more…)
“If until 2020 labor troubles in Kazakhstan were in the mining sector, then in 2021 about 1/3 are already registered in service companies, including in the platform employment sector. Platform economy workers who do not have the social status of an employee have no other way to express their claims, except for protests and strikes” – experts Aiman Zhusupova and Aigerim Yerken write about the need to prevent labor troubles in the platform economy, specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
Two weeks ago I returned from a research internship I had conducted in Georgia, and I am still very much impressed. Until then, most of the research I had been involved in consisted of desk research, reading a lot of literature, searching for data, interviewing experts who gave their perspective on the situation based on what they themselves had read. (more…)
The unexpected escalation of the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan highlighted the sensitivity of the issues of national self-determination in the Central Asian countries and the lack of dialogue between the authorities and the population. (more…)
Animal rights activists in Tajikistan demand to toughen punishment for animal cruelty and stop shooting stray dogs.
Two and a half months ago, the Go Viral festival was moving from capital to capital of Central Asian states and gathered over 5 thousand enthusiasts, experts, beginning and future specialists in four domains – business, media, culture and technologies.
Fake accounts in Kyrgyzstan are not as effective as they used to be a few years ago, but they are still in demand not only to support the image of politicians, but also to dictate the agenda and regulate the information space. As long as media literacy of people is low, and conformism to selection of opinion is a decisive factor, bot and troll farms will be very popular, experts say. (more…)
The June analytical articles on Central Asia in foreign media discussed the constitutional reform in Kazakhstan, the investigation into the 2010 ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan, the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Russia, the situation in GBAO, constitutional amendments in Uzbekistan, as well as other important topics in Central Asia at the moment. (more…)
The office of the “Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Central Asia” (IWPR Central Asia) announces the start of the call for applications for participation in the V School of Analytics CABAR.asia for young researchers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. (more…)