Central Asia
The EU and Central Asia: Between human rights and energy
As the European Union aims to strengthen political and economic ties with Central Asia, it expects the region to enhance the role of civil...
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...
Advancing Women’s Rights as a Catalyst for Economic Growth in Central Asia
Globally, one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes. In 2023, at least 51,100 women fell victim to femicide, a form of homicide...
Kazakhstan Sets New Standards in Judicial Independence
Justice systems worldwide are undergoing transformation to meet the demands of increasingly interconnected and rights-conscious societies. Kazakhstan, positioned at the crossroads of Europe and...
A Region in Waiting: The Case for Central Asia in U.S. Foreign Policy
Donald Trump has yet to assume office as President of the United States, yet his articulated foreign policy agenda is already reverberating across the...
Turkmenistan’s Economic Leap through Gwadar
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of regional trade, Pakistan and Turkmenistan are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Navigating a “challenging and difficult” path towards democracy
Back in 2022, I participated regularly in meetings and interactions with constitutional scholars and governance experts from countries all around the world, including EU...
Uzbekistan: Over 1,000 independent observers will provide crucial oversight of election
Over 1,000 international observers will attend the upcoming parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan, it has emerged.
The presence of so many independent experts,providing independent oversight, is...
Uzbekistan: Next few years “vital” for country on its “post-Soviet journey”
It isn’t only the United States where elections are keenly awaited.
While the upcoming poll in America seems to grip most of the world, there...
Tajikistan and the Taliban
Three years after coming to power by military means, the Taliban has stabilized the situation in Afghanistan and managed to achieve diplomatic progress in...