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Emomali Rahmon
The Tajik Civil War: 20 Years Later
By Christian Bleuer
Tajikistan is at peace, but its future remains bleak.
Exiled Tajik Opposition Leader Speaks
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
“When the repression machine begins to work, it destroys everyone."
How Rosneft’s Privatization Deal Affects Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union Plans for Tajikistan
By Nicholas Trickett
The Kremlin may be using relations with Qatar and Glencore to lean on Tajikistan to join the EEU.
From Uzbekistan to Missouri: An Immigration Story
By Catherine Putz
An Uzbek family's journey to America; ice fishermen in Kazakhstan; and politics in Tajikistan. Weekend reads.
Thanks Dad! Tajik President's Son Gets A New Job
By Catherine Putz
Rustam Emomali is the new mayor of Tajikistan's capital.
Tajikistan is Very Optimistic About Energy
By Catherine Putz
President Emomali Rahmon’s hopeful tone belies reality and history.
How Should the US Craft Counterterrorism Policy in Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
A reasonable report, an aluminium feud, and Kazakh movies; weekend reads.
Assessing Tajikistan's Growth Potential
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe is hamstrung by lack of international investor confidence, a result of perceived instability and corruption.
At World Islamic Economic Forum, Tajikistan Looks for Support
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe looks to parlay its Islamic credentials into increased financial support and investment.
Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam Rankles Uzbekistan
By Casey Michel
Dushanbe signs on an Italian company for construction, Tashkent says the project is a leftover of “Soviet megalomania.”
China's Expanding Security Cooperation With Tajikistan
By Samuel Ramani
China hopes to keep Rahmon in power, to prevent instability on its western borders.
Tajikistan: The Iron Fist Closes
By Cholpon Orozobekova
Even as he consolidates power, Emomali Rahmon's paranoia knows no limits.