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“Ongoing efforts to reform the education system are carried out mainly by endless experimentation, often insufficiently thought-out and inconsistent. As a result, we are currently resorting to teaching load reduction,” – says expert Ekaterina Kasymova, specially for cabar.asia, pointing to the main problems of the school system. (more…)
“Dushanbe is extremely interested in the development and deepening of trade and economic relations with Turkey and tries to avoid politicizing the relationship. At the same time, the political regime in Dushanbe is aimed at the complete secularization of society, with a certain apprehension seen in the growth of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party “, – political scientist Khursand Hurramov, writing specially for cabar.asia, evaluates the development of Tajik-Turkish relations. (more…)
“The nomination process regarding draft amendments to the constitution, their study, and advancement clearly demonstrate the role and place of parliament within the bodies of state power. The loyalty of parliamentary factions’ leaders to the president, with a few exceptions, looks almost absolute, regardless of the matter under discussion, even if it is so important as the Constitution itself.” –expert Tamerlan Ibraimov, writing specially for cabar.asia, analyzes legislative initiatives of Kyrgyzstan’s Jogorku Kenesh. (more…)
“Kazakhstan, having based its quality assessment of scientific work on Western standards of assessment (Indexes), did not take into account the fact that its science finds itself on the periphery of contemporary Big Science. This situation severely limits, for example, the possibilities for Kazakh researchers being published in Western journals”, – Irina Chernykh, specially for cabar.asia, identifies problems and specificities of implementation of PhD programs in Kazakhstan. (more…)
“Roughly speaking, there are no real government mechanisms for reacting to these attacks. Blocking content and putting out fires will never be preventative measures and will only lead to a loss of reputation on the part of the authorities,” – media expert Erzhan Bagdatov examines the problem of information warfare in Kazakhstan in this cabar.asia exclusive. (more…)
“Worthy of note is that, despite a modest contribution of Iran to Tajikistan’s economy, it is thanks to its close cooperation that Dushanbe will be able to achieve three strategic goals: break a communication deadlock, ensure energy and food security”, – says Khursand Khurramov, a political analyst, specially for cabar.asia, giving his forecasts on the development of the Tajik-Iranian relations. (more…)
“There are three possible ways events could develop: a transfer of power through palace intrigue; a military revolt and the ascension at bayonet point of someone from the military that is sick of the mess; or an election held within the framework of the law,” – Independent journalist Alisher Taksanov considers various scenarios for the transfer of power in Uzbekistan in this cabar.asia exclusive. (more…)
“With the deepening of Sino-Turkmen relations, Ashgabat appears to have objective concerns about falling into a strong dependence on the PRC. Given this, the Turkmen authorities are taking measures to diversify routes and their energy buyers’ list,” – Sinologist Ruslan Izimov reveals important aspects of Sino-Turkmen cooperation in the context of the regional situation in this cabar.asia exclusive. (more…)
“In this case, the closure of Hizmet schools could meet the needs of the EaEU, Turkey, and Kyrgyzstan. Therefore it would be wise to wait for any updates to the “Foreign Agents” bill in the country as well as increased lobbying for this bill from abroad.” – Political scientist Atai Moldobaev lays out his predictions in this cabar.asia exclusive. (more…)