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Central Asia politics
What Happened at the Kyrgyz President’s End of Year Press Conference?
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s president discussed hot topics -- corruption, development, free speech -- at his second annual press conference.
In Central Asia, Politics By Way of Social Media
By Colleen Wood
New research on youth in Central Asia attempts to untangle young people’s political attitudes and preferences on their own terms.
What Can Be Done About Central Asia's Water and Electricity Woes?
By Catherine Putz
It’s politics that will damn the project billed by funders as a step toward regional energy security.
Why Did Turkmenistan Scrap the Ministry of Oil and Gas?
By Casey Michel
Facing economic crisis, the resource-rich country abolished two key ministries.
Trumpmenbashi
By Sarah Kendzior
What Central Asia’s spectacular states can tell us about authoritarianism in America.
Emomali Rahmon’s Ever-Growing Cult of Personality
By Casey Michel
A new essay contest asks schoolchildren to write about the “heroic life and deeds of the Leader of the Nation.”
The Turkmen Shuffle
By Bradley Jardine
In the face of economic trouble, Berdymukhammedov shuffles the government’s roster.
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