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After 33 Years, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Announce Border Agreement

After 33 Years, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Announce Border Agreement

By Catherine Putz
The two sides say they’ve reached an agreement and fully completed the description of their mutual border. The next steps will be even more difficult.

Door-to-Door: Tajikistan’s Fight Against Radicalization

Door-to-Door: Tajikistan’s Fight Against Radicalization

By Abaigeal Lorge
Dushanbe’s door-to-door policy is part of an almost decade-long campaign to counter radicalization and religious extremism in the country. Is it effective?
An Alleged Coup Plot and a Secretive Trial in Tajikistan

An Alleged Coup Plot and a Secretive Trial in Tajikistan

By Catherine Putz
The alleged coup plot features every one of President Emomali Rahmon’s personal bêtes noires.

Central Asia Is Investing in Itself

Central Asia Is Investing in Itself

By Aruzhan Meirkhanova and Rassul Kospanov
Foreign investment has long been a focus for Central Asia, but the region's governments are increasingly looking to their neighbors.

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

By Eric Rudenshiold
The region has become more connected to Europe and less dependent on Russia and China than when Trump was last in office. 

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Russia Still a Cold Front for Central Asian Migrants

Russia Still a Cold Front for Central Asian Migrants

By Niginakhon Saida
Do Russian demands for stricter measures against labor migrants mark a shift in Moscow’s relationship with Central Asia?

Germany to Deport Another Tajik Group 24 Activist 

Germany to Deport Another Tajik Group 24 Activist 

By Catherine Putz
Over the last decade, Tajikistan has pursued Group 24 activists around the world.
30 Year Sentence for Group 24 Leader in Tajikistan After Forced Disappearance

30 Year Sentence for Group 24 Leader in Tajikistan After Forced Disappearance

By Catherine Putz
A member of the group, also kidnapped from Turkiye earlier this year, was given a 20 year sentence. The exact charges are unknown. 

After UNGA: How Did Central Asia Address (or Not) the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?

After UNGA: How Did Central Asia Address (or Not) the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?

By Bimal Adhikari and Alida Begezhanova
The Central Asian countries are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and it showed in their most recent UNGA speeches.

Tajik ISKP Escalates Threats to Iran and Israel Amid Intensifying Gaza War

Tajik ISKP Escalates Threats to Iran and Israel Amid Intensifying Gaza War

By Uran Botobekov
After October 7, conspiracy theories have gained traction within Central Asian Salafi circles accusing Shias of acting as agents of the Jews in a coordinated effort to undermine Sunni Islam. 

How Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Are Resolving Transport Connectivity Issues

How Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Are Resolving Transport Connectivity Issues

By Nargiza Umarova
Despite the potential for a conflict of interests on the transport and transit track, it is still beneficial for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to cooperate rather than compete.
The View From the Ground: China’s Evolving Strategy in South and Central Asia

The View From the Ground: China’s Evolving Strategy in South and Central Asia

By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
China’s growing footprint in South and Central Asia has been made possible by the influx of grants, loans, mergers, and economic concessions for projects.

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