Tajikistan

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA

For some time now, the authorities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have banned end-of-school-year celebrations in order to ‘avoid excesses’. However, these celebrations continue to take place in secret in country houses or basements, with spending on gifts increasing year after year.

Dust storms surge in Tajikistan

by Vladimir Rozanskij | TAJIKISTAN

Central Asia and Beijing after the Astana summit

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA - CHINA

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan slowly resume trade

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

Several of the country’s major business groups have formed a network to promote the idea that collaboration is more productive than competition, and they are now working together to find common paths to strengthen the national economy. Their efforts begin with social projects such as supporting low-income families, schools, and student hostels.

| 23/05/2025
| TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

The country holds vast potential for the development of solar energy, yet it is still in the early stages of this journey. As a result, to heat water for tea, people often have to light a coal fire while waiting for a bit of electricity to arrive — electricity that is still rationed to just a few hours a day, especially during the winter.

| 13/05/2025
| TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

Since the collapse of the USSR, the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia have been debating whether to abandon the Cyrillic alphabet in favour of Latin script. Some argue it more closely reflects the phonetics of Turkic languages, but the issue is entangled with broader calls for “de-Russification” in the context of the war in Ukraine. Even in Kazakhstan—where Nazarbayev launched the transition with the aim of completing it by 2031—serious doubts remain.

| 08/05/2025
| CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

The goal of the program is to help inmates return to a "dignified life" in society. The state is prepared to allocate nearly .6 million for a five-year plan. The real threat of radicalization arises within prison walls. The exponential increase in convictions is linked to the political class's crackdown on dissent.

| 06/05/2025
| TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

After much hesitation and meetings at the level of individual countries, now in Samarkand the European Union has openly declared its intention to ‘raise relations to the level of strategic partnership’ with the region as a whole. But local leaders, who aim to ‘diversify’ their foreign policy, are waiting to see how many resources Brussels will really put on the table.

| 07/04/2025
| CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

With the border agreement, after four years of deadlock, air links have been re-established and trade routes re-opened. The agreement could usher in a period of strong economic growth, especially for Tajikistan, the most underdeveloped country in all of Central Asia.

| 04/04/2025
| KYRGYZSTAN - TAJIKISTAN
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