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According to experts, the government applies systemic approach to resolve the child labour issue. However, it is not as efficient in practice as it should be. (more…)
“In the energy sector, GBAO possesses great renewable and inexpensive energy sources and lies in a strategic location that can facilitate interconnections and partnerships, provided that the political instability and its connection to the geopolitical and financial constraints is better understood”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Analytical pieces in foreign press on the Central Asian region include the topics of the current instability in Afghanistan, hurdles for Central Asia in dealing with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, new restrictive laws against media and social networks in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and the constitutional reform in Uzbekistan. (more…)
The publication “Refugees in Kyrgyzstan: Forced to Find a “Home”” was developed by Dr. Ainura Akmatalieva on the basis of the IWPR Representative Office in Central Asia and the regional analytical platform CABAR.asia. (more…)
“The unwillingness or inability of modern Russia to maintain historically established relations with the Pamir peoples leads to a rethinking of the role of Russia on a regional scale” – about the weakening role of Russia in the Pamirs in an article, specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Scientists in Tajikistan are concerned about the disappearance of many varieties of vegetables and fruits. Despite the fact that new varieties are more resistant to adverse climatic conditions, the disappearance of traditional sorts for this area has a negative impact on the preservation of the country’s biodiversity, they say.
Tashkent played host to the sixth Central Asian Go Viral Festival on 28 and 29 May, bringing together enthusiasts and experts in media, business, culture and technology. They took part in the festival to talk about problems, solutions and answers to the most pressing issues. (more…)
“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.
The organised crime has changed markedly since the “troubled 90s”, but the essence of its activity has remained the same. Individual officials of different ranks maintain relations with members of the organised crime groups and even have joint businesses instead of fighting against them. (more…)
“One of the ways to solve youth unemployment can be seen through the development of a dual education system in technical professions in Kazakhstan,” – Aiman Zhusupova, a sociologist and graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics 2021, writes about the problems of dual education and how to promote it in an article written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)