All Publications - The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

There Won’t be Political Reform in Uzbekistan. Here’s Why

On December 10, International Human Rights Day, a group of human rights defenders, activists, researchers, artists and filmmakers gathered in Tashkent’s 139 Documentary Center. They

Migration, Reports

Introducing the Central Asia Migration Tracker

Download PDF By Sher Khashimov, Raushan Zhandayeva, Kymbat Nuranova and Zhibek Aisarina Central Asia’s population continues to grow rapidly, with around half of the population

Central Asia in Global History

The Second Tournament of Shadows and British Invasion Scares in Central Asia, 1919–1933

December 14, 2020
by David Noack

During the 19th century, Britain and Russia vied for influence in the territories between British India in the south and the Russian-controlled Kazakh steppe to

Articles

Italy and Central Asia: A Relationship on the Rise

On December 11, Italy and Uzbekistan held a virtual Business Forum attended by Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio and the Uzbek Deputy

Announcements

Join us for Central Asia Trivia Night – Dec. 27 or Dec. 29

NOTE: We have postponed our December 27 trivia night until early in 2021. If you purchased a ticket on Eventbrite, you will receive a refund.

Articles, Research Notes

Introducing the Scholars of Central Asia Book Database

The Scholars of Central Asia Book Database is intended to showcase the research of scholars from each of the Central Asian republics and the Xinjiang

Articles

Mubinjon Tadzhiev – Central Asia’s “Fastest” Man Offers a Glimpse into Bukhara’s History

“10.4 seconds on 100 meters and ‘Finish’! You can’t imagine how exceptional it was back then. A sprinter from Uzbekistan! I wasn’t as fast as

Articles, Belt & Road, China’s Rising Role

China’s Non-Intervention in Afghanistan

As the current stage of conflict in Afghanistan works its way towards a conclusion, China needs to decide its role in the country’s future. Within

Articles

The Fight for the Right to Speak Kyrgyz in Kyrgyzstan’s Capital

November 5, 2020
by Todar Pruss

On October 22, Kyrgyzstani businessperson and political activist Umay Arykova published a video filmed by a young Kyrgyz man at the “Pizza Empire” restaurant in

Articles, Research Notes

Safer and Fairer: The Value of Cooperative Approaches to Fieldwork

November 3, 2020
by Edward Lemon

A longer version was originally published on The CESS Blog. Recent commentaries on reflexivity and the role of emotions in fieldwork has made it abundantly

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Аштық Жайлаған Дала: Ашаршылық, Озбырлық және Кеңестік Қазақстанды Орнату.

Сара Кэмеронның ‘Аштық жайлаған дала’ кітабының қазақша нұсқасы ‘Өлі ризаболмай, тірі байымайды’ (vi б.) мақалымен басталады. Бұл 1930-1933 жылдарда болғанашаршылықтың қазақ даласына әкелген зардаптарының ауқымын

Articles

Central Asia in Russia’s Afghan Strategy

Moscow’s main goal is to prevent the reemergence of a strong U.S. influence in the region.

Articles

The Growing Influence of the United Arab Emirates in a Complex Central Asian Region

With vast energy sources and favorable geography, Central Asia has been subject to intense rivalries between Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the Gulf monarchies, among

Articles

The Avengers vs the Orcs: Social Media Nuances in Kyrgyzstan’s (Almost) Third Revolution

On 5 October protests against the parliamentary election results in Kyrgyzstan erupted and on the night of the 6th led to the storming of the

Articles, Cultural Lives

Four Poems From “A New Diwan (H/T Alisher Navoiy)”

My collection A New Diwan (h/t Alisher Navoiy) is a sequence of 84 short poems inspired by Uzbekistan, its literature and its culture, with the

Book Reviews

India and Central Asia: the Strategic Dimension

Phunchok Stobdan, India and Central Asia: the Strategic Dimension, (New Dehli: KW Publishers, 2020). In 2017 Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of