Tajikistan

  • Jun 1, 2007
  • 1 min read

RUSSIA/CENTRAL ASIA: Security problems solidify ties

Russia's strengthening of the military component of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation,...

Central Asia
  • Apr 24, 2007
  • 2 min read

EU/CENTRAL ASIA: EU seeks influence through strategy

EU foreign ministers yesterday concluded the discussion on a draft version of the EU's first-ever...

Central Asia
  • Apr 18, 2007
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Clans remain key factor in region

In all Central Asian states, most formal executive authority is vested in the president. However,...

Central Asia
  • Mar 22, 2007
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/CIS: Regional states drift away from Moscow

Russia's neighbourhood has become a testing ground for its new foreign policy assertiveness. It...

Russia
  • Mar 1, 2007
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Politics and geography constrain trade

Central Asia is at risk of falling into a CIS-centric bloc characterised by high levels of...

Central Asia
  • Feb 16, 2007
  • 7 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Wrangling highlights structural weaknesses

Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Feliks Kulov on February 14 announced that he would join opposition...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jan 19, 2007
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/CHINA: Differences supersede interests in SCO

Since the early 2000s, the SCO has attracted international attention as an interstate grouping...

Russia
  • Jan 5, 2007
  • 1 min read

TAJIKISTAN/RUSSIA: Appeal made for migrant workers

Tajikistan's State Migration Service has asked Russia to lift an entry ban on illegal migrants...

Tajikistan