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Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Omelicheva, Radnitz, Juraev (Part 1 of 2)

The presidential succession in Uzbekistan following the death of Islam Karimov in September 2016 has rejuvenated discussion about the nature and future of Central Asia’s political regimes. Uzbekistan’s new president,…

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Omelicheva: Authoritarian regimes have been fairly effective in mobilizing public support through rhetoric

(AAAS) Leaders of authoritarian regimes in Central Asia have been able to use rhetoric to define their power as legitimate to the public despite practices of human rights violations and clamping…

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Here’s how Trump’s election will affect U.S.-Russian relations

(Monkey Cage/WP) Contributors: Yoshiko Herrera, Andrew Kydd, Dmitry Gorenburg, Michael Kofman, Andrew Barnes, Mariya Omelicheva, Eric McGlinchey, and Marlene Laruelle. Over the course of the recent U.S. presidential campaign, Donald…

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Omelicheva: We need to dig deeper into Russia’s own views of international politics

(KU) As Vladimir Putin recently withdrew from a landmark nuclear agreement, policymakers and media pointed it out as the latest sign of deterioration of Russian relations with the United States. This follows…

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An Unending Quest for Russia’s Place in the World

(CEEOL) The idea of ‘Global IR’ generated a growing interest in ‘national schools’ of IR and their contribution to understanding the diversity of international relations. As a part of this discussion,…

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Uzbekistan: Stable transition into a volatile future

(New Eastern Europe) The death of the 78-year-old leader of Uzbekistan on September 2nd 2016 has cast the country into uncharted waters and sent shock waves through a region facing multiple…

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Russia’s “Checks and Balances” On Kazakhstan’s Quest for Military Independence

(RAD) Kazakhstan’s moves to build a self-sufficient military-industrial complex and diversify its military procurements and defense cooperation have been interpreted as telling signs of a split in Kazakhstan’s long-standing defense and…

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A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia

(The Diplomat) (Co-authored by Lawrence Markowitz) The two-day June 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan hosted leaders from the region to address a range of traditional issues, including drug trafficking,…

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Omelicheva: Religion has been used as a source of unity and peace but also a source of war and conflict

(KU.edu) A University of Kansas researcher has developed a framework to analyze how governments can use religion in different ways to legitimize their own power. "Religion has been used…

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Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Omelicheva, Radnitz, Juraev (Part 1 of 2)

Omelicheva: Authoritarian regimes have been fairly effective in mobilizing public support through rhetoric

Here’s how Trump’s election will affect U.S.-Russian relations

Omelicheva: We need to dig deeper into Russia’s own views of international politics

An Unending Quest for Russia’s Place in the World

Uzbekistan: Stable transition into a volatile future

Russia’s “Checks and Balances” On Kazakhstan’s Quest for Military Independence

A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia

Omelicheva: Religion has been used as a source of unity and peace but also a source of war and conflict