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BISHKEK (TCA) — Following the recent summit in China about the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative, new plans are emerging showing a clear discomfort from several countries and some popular opposition from various local communities in countries involved in the Chinese plan. If stability and security remain the pre-condition for a successful implementation of any project the present situation of conflict and competition toward OBOR does not augur well (see One Belt, One Road: A plan for Chinese dominance and authoritarianism, TCA, 20 May 2017). Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the fighting between the Taliban and government forces continues in Afghanistan, and the situation in the country is in a “stalemate”, with Russia using contacts with the militant group for its political purposes in the Central Asia region, we are republishing this article by Abubakar Siddique, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Terrorism Monitor: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the summit to promote and showcase China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative finished today in Beijing with China’s new commitment to inject tens of billions of dollars in Eurasian transport and transit projects, we are republishing this article originally published by Stratfor: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In an attempt to maintain good relations with the West, Kazakhstan is trying to resist to Russian propaganda in its media and social-life spheres — a rather difficult task given a large ethnic Russian minority in Kazakhstan. Here below we are republishing this article by George Voloshin on the issue, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As migrant-phobia sentiments are on the rise in Russia towards labor immigrants from Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan, we are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the Russian authorities’ investigation of the April 3 bombing in St. Petersburg’s subway, allegedly organized and carried out by natives of Central Asia, has caused more questions than answers, we are republishing this article by Peter Leonard, originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Continue reading
