Human Rights in Uzbekistan: Progress within Limits under Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Since assuming office in December 2016 following the death of long-serving leader Islam Karimov, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised wide-ranging reforms to improve Uzbekistan's human...
The Unfinished Revolution: Protests in Armenia and the Quest for Change
Since its independence in 1991, Armenia has faced a turbulent journey marked by systemic corruption, authoritarian tendencies, and socio-economic instability. The newly sovereign nation...
Weaponized Justice: Patterns of Repression in Russia
The Kremlin’s manipulation of Russia’s criminal justice system stands as a cornerstone of its strategy to suppress dissent, consolidate power, and maintain authoritarian control....
Russia’s Cyber Crackdown: Sovereignty, Surveillance, and Wartime Control
The rapid growth of digital technologies has transformed how governments interact with their citizens, providing enhanced connectivity and granting states new ways to exert...
Ukraine Amid Russian Aggression: A View from Armenia
Armenia was the sole member of the Council of Europe, which aligned with Russia in voting against the expulsion of Russia from the organization...
The State of Human rights in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Principles vs. Practices
Central Asian countries share much in common in terms of their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy and weakness of democratic institutions. As a matter of fact,...
The State of Civil Society in Central Asia: Insights from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
The power transitions in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have raised a series of unanswered questions regarding their domestic and foreign policy implications. This paper specifically...
The State of Civil Society in Belarus and Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities
A vibrant civil society has long been thought to be a crucial instrument for political change in countries in transition and a key component...
Defeating Systemic Corruption? Anti-Corruption Measures in Post-Revolution Ukraine and Armenia
Ukraine and
Armenia offer case studies on the challenges of recovering from post-Soviet
authoritarian legacy, fraught with rampant corruption.
As a matter of fact, systemic corruption has...
Ukraine crisis through the prism of Armenian political discourse
Armenia’s
perplexing decision to side with Russia
on the Crimean and broader Ukrainian crisis - related issues has subjected the
country to public and political backlash in...