Tag: Central Asia

Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union The Global Picture and Country Perspectives

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 21, February 2015 On February 26, 2015, the Central Asia Program organized an international conference on the Eurasian Economic Union and Central Asia, together with the Harriman Institute… Continue reading Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union The Global Picture and Country Perspectives

US policy toward Kyrgyzstan and the closing of Manas transit center

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 19, December 2014 By Emil Joroev, Roger Kangas, and Erica Marat For years, the United States has stated that leaving the Manas transit center would be detrimental to its security mission in Afghanistan. Now… Continue reading US policy toward Kyrgyzstan and the closing of Manas transit center

A new move in digital wars in Central Asia The Tajik Islamic Party under ‘digital porn’ attack

CERIA Brief No. 4, November 2014 By Abdulfattoh Shafiev The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) is today being transformed by officials and state-backed supporters from a symbol of tolerance and democracy into a… Continue reading A new move in digital wars in Central Asia The Tajik Islamic Party under ‘digital porn’ attack

Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 17, October 2014 By Luca Anceschi A series of key structural factors is likely to prevent Turkmen foreign policy-makers from continuing in its business-as-usual approach. In October 2014 Gazprom… Continue reading Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

CERIA Brief No. 2, October 2014 By Sophie Roche Moscow, with two million Muslim residents and up to two million more migrant workers, has only four mosques, and the municipal authorities have repeatedly… Continue reading The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

Revisiting Water Issues in Central Asia: Shifting from Regional Approach to National Solutions

Central Asia Fellows Papers No. 6, October 2014 By Nariya Khasanova Nariya Khasanova graduated from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, where she studied International Economic Relations. She has undergone… Continue reading Revisiting Water Issues in Central Asia: Shifting from Regional Approach to National Solutions

Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 4, June 2014 By Sardarbek Bagishbekov Sardar Bagishbekov is an executive director of the Kyrgyzstani human rights NGO Golos Svobody (Voice of Freedom, www.vof.kg). The organization aims to… Continue reading Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

The AKP/Gülen Crisis in Turkey: Consequences for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 16, April 2014 By Bayram Balci Bayram Balci is a visiting scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on… Continue reading The AKP/Gülen Crisis in Turkey: Consequences for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

Central Asia Policy Forum No. 6, March 2014 Featuring: Ahmat Madeyev, Center for Public Policy, Bishkek Vladimir Malakhov, Director, Center of Political Theory and Applied Political Science, Russian Presidential Academy of Economy and… Continue reading Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

The Visa Regime in Uzbekistan: A Failed Attempt at Balancing Regime Interests and Freedom of Individuals

Central Asia Fellowship Paper No. 3, February 2014 By Yevgenia Pak Yevgeniya Pak received her degree in legal studies from Westminster University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, before pursuing her professional career as a practicing… Continue reading The Visa Regime in Uzbekistan: A Failed Attempt at Balancing Regime Interests and Freedom of Individuals

Explaining Political Order in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Initiative Papers No. 3, February 2014 By Lawrence P. Markowitz Uzbekistan is regularly listed among the world’s weak states and it is often described as sitting on the threshold of state failure. Yet, Uzbekistan not… Continue reading Explaining Political Order in Uzbekistan

Flexibility or Strategic Confusion? Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Initiative Papers No. 2, February 2014 By Farkhod Tolipov The foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan has undergone dramatic fluctuations since gaining independence: from being pro-American to being pro-Russian and then back again. This… Continue reading Flexibility or Strategic Confusion? Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan