Eurasia / Opinion

Orban’s new illiberal axis

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow October 30, 2024

Hungarian PM is playing a long game: building alliances with EU candidate countries like Georgia and Serbia whose leaders share his values.

CENUSA: Georgia's general election creates a dilemma for the EU

Denis Cenusa in Germany October 28, 2024

The general election in Georgia showed the EU is having difficulty in influencing public perception in the country.

HESS: Mongolia’s unique success story between rock and a hard place at risk

Maximilian Hess October 25, 2024

Surrounded by Russia and China, country’s democracy and economy deserve Western support. But snatching assets from foreign investors would mean such backing falling by the wayside.

OPINION: Georgia to choose between Europe and Russia

Ghia Nodia in Tbilisi October 24, 2024

October 26 parliamentary elections offer a choice between Europe and Russia, which also implies a choice between democracy and autocracy.

Perspectives | Kazakhstan working to lift Cold War-era trade restrictions

Eurasianet October 24, 2024

For Astana, Jackson-Vanik remains a hot-button issue.

HESS: Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations are at stake in general election

Maximilian Hess in London October 23, 2024

Georgia’s October 26 election is set to be the country’s most significant since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

OPINION: BRICS’ path to expansion

Seymur Mammadov in Baku October 20, 2024

34 countries have already submitted their applications to join BRICS, as recent geopolitical shifts have led to a realignment in global politics.

URUS/CLEARPIC: Uzbekistan privatisation tracker

Alexander Teddy COO ClearPic October 2, 2024

Privatisation in Uzbekistan is no new idea. Under the late President Islam Karimov, programmes in the late 1990s and 2000s existed and were ambitious. But while some small state-owned enterprises were sold, valuable companies remain state-owned.

Kazakhstan’s Tokayev an authoritarian who has created “the illusion of change”, say analysts

bne IntelliNews October 2, 2024

President of five years has done little of substance and appears unafraid of tightening screws further, they argue.

COMMENT: Uzbekistan's upcoming parliamentary election is a battle of ideologies amid reforms

Senator Sodiq Safoyev in Tashkent September 26, 2024

On October 27, 2024, Uzbekistan will hold its parliamentary elections, a significant moment in the country’s evolving political trajectory. Under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan has embarked on a path of liberalising and modernisation.

COMMENT: Strengthening Interregional Connectivity: A Path to Prosperity for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Ludger Schuknecht Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Samarkand September 23, 2024

Climate change, supply chain disruptions and the digital divide represent significant challenges to global growth. It is more important than ever to create the conditions to address these challenges.

COMMENT: How Armenia helps Russia bypass Western sanctions

Seymur Mammadov in Baku September 19, 2024

Armenia must adhere to a multivector foreign policy while effectively managing risks, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated two years ago during a lecture in the Netherlands. But that includes the necessity of trading with Russia.

COMMENT: For Kazakhstan, World Nomad Games were a geopolitical foot-in-the-door

Ailis Halligan in Astana September 18, 2024

Hosting the spectacular occasion, involving nearly 100 countries, was a big soft power move by a country intent on cooperation with all nations, big and small.

COMMENT: What does Azerbaijan’s pivot toward Central Asia mean?

Fuad Shahbazov in Durham September 11, 2024

Azerbaijan intends to become a viable bridge between Central Asia and the West.

COMMENT: Problems with the Taliban have bottled up Central Asian trade

Ben Aris In Samarkand September 11, 2024

The return of the Taliban has been the greatest threat to regional security and has cut Central Asia off from potentially very lucrative markets in South Asia. Diplomatic efforts to normalise relations with the Taliban are going slowly.

COMMENT: Uzbekistan’s textile legacy with global economic potential

Acting Chairman of Uzbekistan’s Association of Textile and Garment-Knitwear Industry Enterprises Mirmukhsin Sultanov in Tashkent September 3, 2024

Uzbek textiles have been renowned for their quality, authenticity, and exclusivity for over two decades, reflecting the nation's rich history and traditions. Uzbekistan's textile industry remains a cornerstone of the national economy.

Alleged Tajikistan coup plot “figment of regime’s imagination”, suggests analyst

bne IntelliNews August 20, 2024

Indications are that president of three decades Emomali Rahmon is purging anyone who could threaten handover of power to son Rustam Emomali.

CENUSA: The Geopolitical Narratives in Georgia, Moldova and Armenia: War, Russia and the EU

bne IntelliNews August 7, 2024

The states of Eastern Europe are going through a process of geopolitical readjustment determined by the Russian military aggression against Ukraine and the geographical advancement of the European integration project.

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