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Mistrust and scepticism of government efforts to fight COVID-19 have made it harder to contain the pandemic’s spread. Ilya Jones explores how the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan can better respond to the virus and people’s concerns.
16 July 2020
Over the past decade, civil society has had a diminishing role in addressing security issues in Tajikistan. Given its close relationship with the people and ability to help with government reforms, this is cause for concern, writes Olimjon Bakhtaliev.
17 March 2020
Osh, Kyrgyzstan is still working through some of the structural drivers of the 2010 conflict that destroyed 2,677 buildings, displaced 80,000 people, and left approximately 500 people dead.
30 March 2016
Tajikistan is the poorest country in Central Asia and is still affected by multiple internal challenges, a legacy of 1992-97 civil war.
29 February 2016
Often dubbed the most liberal of the Central Asian states, Kyrgyzstan has undergone a challenging transition since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
24 February 2016
In 2010, political and inter-ethnic violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the south of Kyrgyzstan resulted in many deaths.
18 December 2015
A recent event brought together Chinese scholars and experts from the UK, Russia and Kyrgyzstan to discuss China’s engagement in Central Asia and what it means for security in the region.
2 November 2015
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are fragile states, with peace and security undermined by segments of the Kyrgyz and Tajik population looking to religious, ethno-nationalist, and illegal means for livelihood opportunities as well as provision of order.
1 August 2015
Ivan Campbell considers whether relations between China and Russia in Central Asia are likely to be characterised by continuing pragmatic cooperation or growing competition.
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The launch of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in June 2015 highlights China's economic and strategic ambitions, and will accelerate its economic expansion into Central Asia.
13 July 2015