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From State Repression to a Warzone: How Pamiris have Ended up on the Frontline in Ukraine

May 23, 2023
By Suzanne Levi-Sanchez and Solim Nazarov

The lure of work in Ukraine’s war-torn territory has proven difficult to resist for Central Asian labor migrants, and Russian…

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Kazakhstan’s Majilis Election: One-Party Dominance with a Pluralistic Face

April 11, 2023
By Akbota Karibayeva and Cole Anselmo

The original version of this commentary was produced upon request for Zentralasien-Analysen, a German digest on Central Asia. On March 19, Kazakhstan held…

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How the War in Ukraine is Hampering Connectivity for Landlocked Central Asia

June 8, 2022
By Akram Umarov

Throughout its independent history, Central Asia has been restrained in its trade and economic relations with other regions. Despite many…

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Afghanistan’s Women: From Challenging ‘No Space’ to Being Silenced

March 2, 2022
By Nazeela Elmi

‘When we reached the main street, the Taliban opened fire to disperse us. It felt as if it was raining…

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Pandemic Diplomacy: China’s Role in Central Asia in the Era of Covid-19

January 27, 2022
By Miras Zhiyenbayev

The Central Asian economies have suffered the consequences of the global pandemic over the past two years. Dependence on commodities…

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Tatarstan’s Paradiplomacy in Central Asia

December 21, 2021
By Francisco Olmos

Access the data referenced in the article here. In June 2021, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited…

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Chinese Central Asia, Reports, Transnational Repression

“Your Family Will Suffer”: How China is Hacking, Surveilling, and Intimidating Uyghurs in Liberal Democracies

November 10, 2021
By Natalie Hall and Bradley Jardine

Download the full report here. Access the dataset of 5,530 instances of Uyghurs being targeted with surveillance, intimidation and harassment…

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An American in Dushanbe: How Studying Persian in Tajikistan Affects U.S. Students’ Language Learning

October 19, 2021
By Assiya Yermukhametova, Marin Ekstrom and Leora Eisenberg

I remember locking myself in the bathroom the first time I visited Tajikistan. My host parents’ guests asked me questions…

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Against Nike, the Goddess of Slavery: Instagram Artistic Activism Against Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops

October 5, 2021
By Tomiris Mashan

An estimated 80,000 Uyghurs from Xinjiang have been compelled to work in factories across China since 2017. This include those…

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The SCO Will Not Fill Any Vacuums in Afghanistan

September 30, 2021
By Eva Seiwert

This piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. In…

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The Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Conflict: Social Media Discourses and Lived Experiences
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Kazakhstan’s Majilis Election: One-Party Dominance with a Pluralistic Face
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