The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy Caress Schenk - April 11, 2022 How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili - March 2, 2022 Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Kazakhstan called for assistance. Why did Russia dispatch troops so quickly? Alexander Cooley - January 9, 2022 Preserving autocracies is a primary goal for regional organizations like the CSTO.
What are the Taliban’s next moves? Thiemo Fetzer, Pedro Souza, Oliver Vanden Eynde, and Austin L. Wright - August 9, 2021 Here’s the research on earlier withdrawals from Afghanistan.
Election officials annulled Kyrgyzstan’s October election. Here’s why. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Colleen Wood - October 9, 2020 Protests in the Central Asian state have pushed out governments before.
What’s Vladimir Putin’s end game? Other post-Soviet autocrats give a few clues. Timothy Frye - July 2, 2020 Here’s why he will try to stay in power.
Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story? M. Taylor Fravel - February 21, 2020 Here’s how Beijing has resolved territorial disputes
Why are there anti-China protests in Central Asia? Bradley Jardine - October 16, 2019 The region is important to Beijing’s security strategy
The U.S. carried out extraordinary rendition flights from 2001-2005. Here are 15 more countries that helped. Rebecca Cordell - March 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55337" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A barbed wire fence surrounding a
Uzbekistan had the same president for 25 years. What happens now? Pauline Jones - September 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45908" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov greets people
Who supports violent extremism in developing countries? Youssouf Kiendrebeogo and Elena Ianchovichina - June 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42441" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Islamic State fighter waves the terrorist group's
Should the U.S. worry about tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in central Asia? Sebastien Peyrouse - May 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40467" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] People gather for the monument unveiling
Counter-terrorism in Central Asia requires international cooperation Galymzhan Kirbassov - December 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19433" align="alignnone" width="620"] FILE: Then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Researchers at risk in Central Asia Edward Schatz - June 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12269" align="aligncenter" width="285"] Detained doctoral student Alexander Sodiqov (Exeter Central Asian
Why Ukraine’s crisis keeps central Asian leaders up at night Sean Roberts and Marlene Laruelle - March 7, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A protester holds a placard
Why Ukraine's crisis keeps central Asian leaders up at night Sean Roberts and Marlene Laruelle - March 7, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A protester holds a placard
Why secular but illiberal governments are no guarantee of religious freedom Erik Voeten - February 28, 2014 Kara Downey is a PhD candidate at Stanford University who
Where are the flawed elections? Erik Voeten - February 26, 2014 Pippa Norris is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the John
Call For Election Report Contributors, and an Update on Disciplinary News at TMC after the move to the Washington Post Joshua Tucker - September 13, 2013 So a quick addendum to some earlier discussions about the
Central Asia Grows Wobbly Joshua Tucker - September 27, 2012 Central Asia is entering a decade of heightened instability. Aging
Making Voters Count: Field Experiments with Domestic Election Observers Joshua Tucker - August 30, 2012 This following is a guest-post from Fredrik M Sjoberg, a
Who Should Lead a Multipolar World? Erik Voeten - October 8, 2010 Below is another guest post from the formidable James Vreeland
The Best Countries for Business - April 22, 2009 Forbes magazine has just released its ranking of the “best