More: Uzbekistan
ILO Reports Important Progress on Child Labour and Forced Labour in Uzbek Cotton Fields
A new International Labour Organization report to the World Bank finds that the systematic use of child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest has come...
Central Asia’s Terrorist Groups Joined to the Jihad Against the US After Jerusalem Declared
Terrorist groups from Central Asia reacted strongly to the statement by the US President Donald Trump on the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital...
How to Identify an Islamic Extremist Among the Crowd?
A terrorist attack committed by a 29-year-old national of Uzbekistan, Sayfullo Saipov, in the downtown of New York City, which killed 8 civilians has...
Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union Concerned Over Anti-Russian Sanctions of the USA
The confrontation between Russia and the West has had a negative impact on the closest partners of Moscow that share in the trade and...
Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai: A woman who dared or a woman who cared?
Throughout the millenia an image of a submissive and caring woman has been conveyed. Delving into ancient history, one could discover an amazing chronicle...
The implications of Pakistan and India’s permanent membership of the SCO
T he next Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2017, when India and Pakistan are likely...
China’s Silk Road Looks to Revive its Economic Fortunes
On January 18 a locomotive with 34 carriages pulled into Barking Rail Freight Terminal in London’s east end. Normally, this would not be in...
The Threat of “Salafi Sufism”: An Opportunity for Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
Sufism, a philosophy whose most distinctive feature is tolerance, and its followers have been always known for their forbearance. It has been accepted and...
Uzbekistan to Create Own Military-Industrial Complex by 2022
As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the creation of Uzbekistan as an independent state, newly elected president Shavkat Mirziyoyev declared his intention...
Central Asia: An Unlikely Source of Extremism
The New Year’s attack on the upscale Reina nightclub in central Istanbul that killed 39 and injured some 70 people is still under intense...