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Laruelle: The Islamist argument is that local regimes are corrupt and unjust because they’re secular

(WP) “He would have kept my house for himself if it wasn’t for the Taliban. They were quick and fair.” Thus did a resident of Kandahar, Afghanistan, recently describe Taliban justice to…

Pro et Contra: Views of the United States in Four Post-Soviet States

(Co-authored by Theodore Gerber and Jane Zavisca) Rising tensions between Russia and the West make public perceptions of the United States in the post-Soviet region an important policy issue. Positive…

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Cooley: Scholar Sodiqov released; Central Asia thrives on conspiracy theories

(Eurasianet) As news trickled out of Taijkistan on July 22 that the government was releasing, albeit with some restrictions, international scholar Alexander Sodiqov after five weeks in jail, a group…

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What problems does Central Asia face when foreign troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of this year?

RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, Azatlyk, organized a roundtable with people who closely follow events in the region to hear their views on the situation in Central Asia and Afghanistan, now and…

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Central Asian Students between Russia and the West

April 24, 2014

New PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo — Rising xenophobia and declining educational standards are making Central Asians think twice about going to Russia for school. At the same time, and partly…

Central Asian Students between Russia and the West

April 23, 2014

Rising xenophobia and declining educational standards are making Central Asians think twice about going to Russia for school. At the same time, and partly as a consequence, the prospect of…

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Laruelle: The Islamist argument is that local regimes are corrupt and unjust because they’re secular

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