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Kyrgyzstan
October 17, 2019
Navigating Between Academia and Activism in Central Asia
By Colleen Wood
Human dignity and scholarly integrity are critical when it comes to researching and intervening in human rights activism.
October 11, 2019
Central Asia’s Russian Migration Puzzle
By Khamza Sharifzoda
An interview with Caress Schenk.
October 09, 2019
Untangling Webs of Corruption: Trafficking and Terrorism in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Interview with Mariya Y. Omelicheva and Lawrence P. Markowitz.
October 08, 2019
Why Is Anti-Chinese Sentiment on the Rise in Central Asia?
By Aruuke Uran Kyzy
Central Asia could become a spoiler for all of Beijing’s big Belt and Road ambitions.
October 01, 2019
The Chaos of Kyrgyz Politics
By Ryskeldi Satke
The 2017 presidential election touched off a political crisis with much deeper roots in Kyrgyzstan’s polity.
September 27, 2019
Is Regional Cooperation in Central Asia All About Stability?
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized stability in a talk about regional cooperation.
September 16, 2019
Kyrgyzstan’s Zere Asylbek Back With a Moody Political Track
By Colleen Wood
Zere Asylbek’s new single pushes Kyrgyz society to get over its political apathy.
September 13, 2019
The Meridian Highway Through Central Asia
By Austen Dowell
Does a rising road lift all cargo trucks?
August 29, 2019
A Certainly Incomplete Update on Detained Kyrgyz Politicians
By Catherine Putz
A litigious air has swept Kyrgyzstan: It's hard to keep track of who has been detained and who could be next.
August 28, 2019
Kyrgyzstan Attempts to Isolate Local Islam
By Elmurat Ashiraliev
Kyrgyz authorities profess a separation of state and religion while also paradoxically preferring one version of Islam.
August 23, 2019
The Failure of Atambayev’s Planned Power Transition
By Temur Umarov
Unlike in Russia and Kazakhstan, an effort in Kyrgyzstan to carefully orchestrate the transition of power backfired.
August 20, 2019
Aksana Ismailbekova on Patronage Politics in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
What lays beneath the surface of Kyrgyzstan’s dramatic political scene?
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