Emomali Rahmon

Witness the Tajik nepotocracy at work.

A discussion of dams, terrorism, and nepotocracy in Tajikistan.

The ADB approved a $35 million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity system to the once-unified Central Asian power grid via Uzbekistan.

While only 75 of its intended 335 meters have been built, the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare.

Tajikistan once sought to circumvent Uzbekistan with a railway through Afghanistan to Turkmenistan. But Tajik-Uzbek relations are better now.

What can we learn from the recent release of jailed Tajik journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov?

Renewed relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan bring long-awaited relief, yet security is a major concern.

Seventeen years after his last official visit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon visited Tashkent and Samarkand.

Bad governance structures and rampant corruption underpin a system that lacks justice.

For over two decades, the Uzbek-Tajik relationship has been marred by tension, but a recent bilateral visit may mark a true thaw.

An agreement on visa-free travel up to a month between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is in the works.