Kazakhstan on the eve of the OSCE chairmanship: Madrid commitments and domestic political landscape
The prospect of Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of OSCE was controversial due to the country’s poor human rights record. None of the...
Commentaries
The Growing Illiteracy in Central Asia: A Challenge for the EU
The Central Asian states have declared their interest in engaging in international cooperation in the higher education sector, but less...
Studying Europe in Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan
As the European Union sets out an ambitious agenda in its Central Asian strategy, its support for education may be...
Human Rights in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan: How realistic is to expect further results after an EU open debate with civil society?
The EU-Kazakhstan and EUTajikistan civil society seminars on the themes of the judiciary and detention organised at the end of...
Kazakhstan’s grip on virtual reality
As the world considers how best to regulate the ‘virtual reality’ of online information exchange and communication, Kazakhstan has taken...
The Kyrgyz Republic Presidential Elections: No surprises but few opportunities for democratisation
As expected, Kurmanbek Bakiev won the presidential election held on July 23rd in Kyrgyzstan by a huge margin. The current...
Water and Energy Disputes of Central Asia: in search of regional solutions?
Regional cooperation and its alternatives as solution paths for the water and energy disputes in Central Asia by Natalia Mirimanova...