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U.S.-Tajikistan relations

July 09, 2018
How the War on Drugs Is Making Tajikistan More Authoritarian
By Bardia Rahmani
Counternarcotics assistance to Tajikistan is one area in which the U.S. might rightfully rethink its approach.

May 12, 2017
US Transfers $6 Million in Vehicles and Equipment to Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
More stuff for Tajikistan's border services, courtesy of Washington.

March 28, 2017
Springtime Is Counterterrorism Training Time in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
On Monday, both Russia and the United States began separate military training drills with Tajik forces.

March 11, 2017
In 2017, What Does CENTCOM Care About in Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
A new year, a new posture statement to parse.

November 14, 2016
What to Expect From US Central Asia Policy Under President Trump
By Casey Michel
More of the same policy of neglect, save for added mutual admiration of authoritarian tactics and kleptocratic expansion.

August 20, 2016
US Donates $12 Million Worth of Equipment to Tajikistan Border Guards
By Casey Michel
Including $3 million dollars worth of Jeep Wranglers.

August 03, 2016
5 Central Asian Foreign Ministers Convene in Washington
By Catherine Putz
The C5+1 is Washington's latest attempt at making diplomatic progress, of any kind, in Central Asia.

August 03, 2016
The Unsurprising Doldrums of US-Central Asia Trade
By Casey Michel
Washington's trade with Central Asia experienced a drastic drop in 2015 and recovery prospects look dim.

June 14, 2016
Washington’s Budgets for Central Asia Grow
By Catherine Putz
But the tension between security and human rights hamstrings U.S. policy.

January 22, 2016
Tajik President Says ‘Certain States’ Have ‘Evil Plans’ for Tajikistan
By Casey Michel
By externalizing Dushanbe’s problems, Rahmon is avoiding domestic responsibility.

October 28, 2015
US Secretary of State to Visit All Five Central Asian States
By Catherine Putz
You could call it the “grand Stan slam.”
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