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CABAR.asia
27.07.15
“Kazakhs, who turn to their roots and seek to preserve their national identity, are accused of revanchism. Russians born in Kazakhstan, defending their right to speak and teach their children Russian, are accused of chauvinism. The Kazakh society has long formed the unspoken rules of living together, and nobody wants to raise the ethnic issue, despite the fact that silence in this issue is a sign of consent between opponents”, said Olga Buglakova, an independent journalist (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
“Russia owes its positive image in Tajikistan to, first of all, migrant workers, anti-Western and pro-integration orientation of the current Russian government and to the official Russian media reflecting its political interests”, said Rashid Ghani Abdullo, a political analyst (Dushanbe Tajikistan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
08.07.15
“In fact, representatives of all ethnic minorities, including the Uzbeks, are experiencing the same difficulties with employment and other issues, as the representatives of the titular nation. They are also facing the problems of corruption, lack of good education and everything else, like the Tajiks”, said political analyst Nurali Dawlat (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
06.07.15
CABAR.asia
03.07.15
“Central Asian countries have to unite in order to become a full part of the world civilization. This could guarantee the well-being of each resident of Central Asia, regardless of ethnic, civil or religious affiliation”, said Abakhon Sultonnazarov, Regional Director for Central Asia of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
02.07.15
“The term “soft power” was created in the United States during the last years of the Soviet Union, and it was defined as the use of non-material resources, culture, beliefs and political ideals to provide the necessary impact on foreign populations and governments without the involvement of previously familiar elements of power, including the military pressure”, said Petr Svoik, a political scientist (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
30.06.15
“The “geo-politicized” period has been replaced by the time of the undisputed priority of Russia for Kyrgyzstan. Will Kyrgyzstan remain independent in terms of membership in the EEU or accept the passive and more predictable fate? The question remains open, and this time, the answer depends primarily on the nation itself”, said Emil Juraev, a political analyst (Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
22.06.15
Most of the Central Asian states, as well as Russia, exaggerate “the Afghan threat” to justify the buildup of muscles and to resist a common danger through a primarily military and repressive way, and to justify their own failures in domestic and foreign policy and to receive external assistance, which is, judging by the continuing disturbing news, not bringing the expected effect, says Kamoludin Abdullayev, a Tajik historian, in his article written exclusively for cabar.asia (Dushanbe, Tajikistan).
CABAR.asia
15.06.15
“There are representatives of the Islamic clergy who enjoy great authority among the religious section of the population in Tajikistan. The government should build cooperation with them and use their authority, rather than oppose to them. It is necessary to unite all the authoritative clerics, rather than separate them. Indeed, in the case of an escalation of tension, the probability of which is high in the Central Asian countries, such opposition could lead to disastrous consequences, because in Tajikistan, the word of one religious leader can determine the scenario of events development”, said Zoirshoi Davlat, an analyst (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), in an article written for cabar.asia.
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CABAR.asia
03.06.15
“The increasing recession in Tajik economy, the depreciation of the national currency and the threat of budget deficits require urgent and adequate measures by the government”, said Konstantin Bondarenko, an economist, head of the PA “Center for free market of Tajikistan”, in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)