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Tajikistan
Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit
By Catherine Putz
Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.
Poll: Central Asia Points to the US as its Biggest Threat
By Catherine Putz
Afghanistan also tops the list of regional responses to a Gallup Poll last year; ISIS makes an appearance too.
Central Asia’s Migrants Face Suspicion in Russia
By Catherine Putz
And they could face increasing suspicion at home, too.
Tajikistan to Install Surveillance Cameras on Dushanbe Mosques
By Catherine Putz
Tajikistan's Muslim community is no stranger to the hand of the state.
The United States Faces a Security Assistance Dilemma in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
The U.S. State Department has been ignoring many of its own rules for years; it's no surprise the Defense Department is too
Trumpmenbashi
By Sarah Kendzior
What Central Asia’s spectacular states can tell us about authoritarianism in America.
Coming This Spring: a CASA-1000 Photo-Op
By Casey Michel
Pakistan says the “opening ceremony” will be in May, but no word on the project’s massive hurdles.
Want to Get Arrested in Tajikistan? Be a Lawyer
By Catherine Putz
Who will defend the defenders when all the lawyers are detained?
Russia and Tajikistan Stage Large Antiterrorism Drills
By Catherine Putz
Moscow and Dushanbe are getting a lot of practice in.
Central Asia’s Year of Great Distractions
By Catherine Putz
Plus rumors on the Tajik border and Russia’s crisis; weekend reads.
Who Really Owns Tajikistan's Talco? Norway Wants to Know
By Catherine Putz
Not all that glitters is corruption-free: A Caribbean tax haven, a Norwegian company and a Tajik aluminium plant.
2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border
By Catherine Putz
The question remains: Terrorists or drug smugglers?