Tajikistan

  • May 14, 2012
  • 6 min read

In Central Asia, water and energy needs collide

Tensions have mounted over Dushanbe's proposed Rogun hydroelectric plant, manifesting in April as...

Central Asia
  • Nov 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central Asia in 2012

Social unrest has been rising over the past year, including in Kazakhstan, by far the region's...

Central Asia
  • Nov 15, 2011
  • 2 min read

Pilots' case roils Russian-Tajik ties

All Tajiks working in Russia could be banned "temporarily" for poor health standards at home, the...

Russia
  • Aug 30, 2011
  • 6 min read

Food security in Tajikistan is still under threat

Tajikistan is facing its most serious food security crisis since 2008, due in part to high global...

Tajikistan
  • Aug 9, 2011
  • 2 min read

Moscow's global 'soft power' remains limited

People in the CIS mostly approve of the Russian leadership's performance, according to a Gallup...

Russia
  • Aug 4, 2011
  • 2 min read

Tajikistan's crackdown on Muslim youth may backfire

President Imomali Rakhmon yesterday signed a new 'law on parental responsibility for children's...

Tajikistan
  • Aug 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

Former Central Asian partners reject Russian dominance

Moscow's presence in Central Asia is being challenged by previously compliant partners. This has...

Central Asia
  • Jun 23, 2011
  • 6 min read

Kyrgyz and Tajik shadow economies impede development

Informal economies have emerged as the main source of employment and income in Kyrgyzstan and...

Central Asia