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War, Post-War, and Peace in Eurasia: An Interview with Jesse Driscoll

  • February 22, 2023
In his work—on Central Asia and recently on Ukraine—Jesse Driscoll focuses on war and post-war. The conflicts of the 1990s in Georgia and Tajikistan and the conflict in Donbas that…
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  • 18 min
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Regionalism and Regional Order in Central Asia: An Interview with Filippo Costa Buranelli

  • September 9, 2021
Dr. Filippo Costa Buranelli from the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom talks about the emerging new regional order in Central Asia, where countries seem to understand that…
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  • 17 min
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Politics of the Kyrgyz mining sector: An Interview with Beril Ocaklı

  • May 7, 2021
The mining sector of the Kyrgyz Republic has been attracting a lot of diverse investments even despite frequent conflicts and violence. Investors are advised to consider volatile politics when entering…
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  • 10 min
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Niva Yau on China in Central Asia: We Need to Look and Think Ahead of China

  • March 17, 2021
Interview with Niva Yau Niva Yau is a resident researcher at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. Her work focuses on…
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  • 6 min
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Central Asian Migration to Russia: Legalization in 2020

  • February 18, 2021
In 2020, Tajikistan overtook Kazakhstan on the list of countries whose citizens received Russian passports in 2020, coming second behind only Ukraine. Last year, a record number of Tajiks—more than…
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  • Central Asia in Modern Times: Architecture, Women, and Freedom. An Interview with Edda Schlager
    • 04.11.22
    • 13 min
  • Between the Aral and Caspian Seas: The Magnificent History and Archeology of Turkmenistan
    • 08.11.22
    • 17 min
  • Music and Women in Afghanistan and Central Asia: An Interview with Razia Sultanova
    • 14.11.22
    • 19 min
  • The Mongols and the Modern International Order: An Interview with Ayşe Zarakol
    • 05.12.22
    • 15 min
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  • 12 min
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Would Uzbekistan be the First Nuclear Power and Technological Leader in Central Asia? An Interview with Margarita Kalinina-Pohl

  • July 9, 2020
Uzbekistan has announced plans to develop its nuclear energy capacities to support economic growth and development. The advantages, risks, and threats that nuclear power can bring are discussed in this…
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  • 8 min
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The Worsening of US-Chinese Relations and the Echo in Central Asia. An Interview with Raffaello Pantucci

  • May 18, 2020
An interview with Raffaello PantucciSenior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Raffaello Pantucci’s research focuses on terrorism and counter-terrorism as well as China’s relations with its Western neighbors. Prior to…
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  • 5 min
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Central Asian Labor Migrants Amid Lockdown in Russia

  • April 21, 2020
As the world is now discussing the possible impact of the novel Coronavirus crisis on economies, societies, and lifestyles of people in a post-pandemic world, many Central Asian labor migrants…
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  • 8 min
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Central Asian Regimes and Power Transit Models: An Interview with Francisco Olmos

  • April 9, 2020
Modern Central Asian regimes remain autocratic, but are they to become hereditary quasi monarchies in the near future? At least the leaders of two countries – Tajikistan and Turkmenistan –…
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  • 6 min
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Humans of the Polygon: Travel Notes from the Land of Abai. Karaul, Znamenka (Kokentau), Sarzhal

  • October 8, 2019
“We are scared for the future of our kids.”A family in KaraulThe lake created in 1963 on the Polygon as a result of an explosion that used 20 tons of…
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  • Central Asia in Modern Times: Architecture, Women, and Freedom. An Interview with Edda Schlager
    • 04.11.22
    • 13 min
  • Between the Aral and Caspian Seas: The Magnificent History and Archeology of Turkmenistan
    • 08.11.22
    • 17 min
  • Music and Women in Afghanistan and Central Asia: An Interview with Razia Sultanova
    • 14.11.22
    • 19 min
  • The Mongols and the Modern International Order: An Interview with Ayşe Zarakol
    • 05.12.22
    • 15 min
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  • 8 min
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A “Golden Age” No More? What 2019 Will Bring for Turkmenistan

  • January 24, 2019
The name of the official news site of the government of Turkmenistan expresses what might be the closest thing to the sealed-off state’s official ideology: Zolotoi Vek, or Golden Age.…
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  • 7 min
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Dragon’s Tender Hug: Prosperity Discourse and China’s Soft Power in Kazakhstan

  • January 15, 2019
Daniyar Kosnazarov Daniyar Kosnazarov is a visiting fellow at The George Washington University. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Steppe, an independent digital media outlet in Kazakhstan. He has experience…
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  • 13 min
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Muslim China and “de-extremification” campaign: Interview with Darren Byler, Living Otherwise

  • September 7, 2018
Thousands of Uyghurs, as well as representatives of other Muslim nations living in China’s Xinjiang province, have faced religious restrictions and persecution by the authorities in recent years. Oppression has…
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