Interview

Nurali Davlatov, a political analyst in Tajikistan. (Photo courtesy of N. Davlatov)
9 Feb 12
At home, the government confines appointments to circle of insiders, while abroad the country has few real friends.
Alexei Malashenko of the Carnegie Centre in Moscow. (Photo courtesy A. Malashenko)
25 Jan 12
Central Asian state shifts between Moscow and Washington depending on circumstances, leading expert says.
Kamol Abdullaev of Ohio State University. (Photo courtesy of K. Abdullaev)
24 Jan 12
Narrow vision of nation-state encourages alienation, obstructs solutions to common problems.
17 Jan 12
Ballot outcome predictable, and opposition wouldn’t do any better than current regime, says local journalist.
Andrei Grishin of the Kazakstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law. (Photo courtesy A. Grishin)
13 Jan 12
Several investigations under way, but little light shed on what really happened.
A protestor holds up a sign at a rally in Ireland calling for the overthrow of the Assad regime. (Photo: William Murphy/Informatique Flickr)
13 Jan 12
President Bashar al-Assad will not renounce power peacefully, according to spokesman for local action group.