Democracy in Central Asia

Is democracy, the Tokayev way, just the same authoritarian regime skillfully imitating democratic institutions and procedures to legitimate itself?

Three states in Central Asia marked declines in the 2018 Nations in Transit report; but Uzbekistan logged its first improvement since 2005.

Xavier Marquez’s analysis of authoritarianism doesn’t focus on Central Asia, but implications for the region are clear.

The annual report again catalogs the decline of democracy across the former Soviet Union.

Democracy seems to be going into a global decline.

Insights from Erica Marat.  

A smattering of Western actors found their way to Uzbekistan to offer paeans to Tashkent’s political system.

Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.

Not all election monitors were created equal.

As Kyrgyz head to the polls this weekend, read up on the election.

A new International Crisis Group report says Kyrgyzstan is on an uncertain trajectory.