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BISHKEK (TCA) — The month of August this year will mark a quarter century of so-called newly independent states following the implosion of the USSR. But transition to so-called market economy has not taken place as expected. The example of Kyrgyzstan, which is the first among post-Soviet Central Asian republics to mark its independence on August 31, demonstrates that the results are mixed. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — High levels of unemployment remain the main factor in persistent numbers of Uzbek citizens wandering out, mainly to the Russian Federation, looking for better paid jobs. But it looks as though an improving economy is now starting to make it more and more attractive for Uzbek migrant labourers to try their luck at home once more, despite the draconic grip by the state on economic activity and still rampant corruption and extortion. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the world is watching the developments in Turkey following the failed coup that nearly ousted President Erdogan from power, we are republishing this article by Svante E. Cornell*, originally published by The Turkey Analyst, a publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Labour migration is as old as human statehood: ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome benefited from it. But the process is dynamic with ups and downs accompanying changes in economic patterns. Russia’s economic recovery is thereby good news for those seeking jobs. And it does not necessarily hinder economic development in migrants’ homelands provided their public and private sectors apply the right strategy – as the case of Kyrgyzstan illustrates. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As implications of the attempted coup in Turkey remain on the agenda of the world media, we are publishing this article by Christopher Trinh* analysing similar precedents in Turkish politics in the 20th century and the lessons President Erdogan has learned from his predecessors: Continue reading
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Taliban and the dreaded terror organisations Daesh and Al-Qaeda have launched a third offensive against the country’s border area with Tajikistan, following two earlier attempts to take control of the strategic area on Tajikistan’s southwestern border. The geopolitical impact of the place is enormous, and the danger of it falling into enemy hands becomes more and more acute by the day – leaving distant players in the broader conflict wringing their hands – and doing pretty little. Continue reading
