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Mathieu Lemoine

Mathieu Lemoine est président de Novastan France. Spécialiste des questions de gouvernance, de société civile et de droits humains, il travaille depuis plus de dix ans sur l’Europe orientale, le Caucase et l’Asie centrale, notamment avec l’OSCE, les Nations unies, l’Union européenne et des programmes soutenus par l’USAID. Il a vécu et travaillé en Ouzbékistan, au Turkménistan, en Bosnie-Herzégovine, en Macédoine du Nord et en Russie. Passionné par l’Asie centrale, il souhaite contribuer au développement de Novastan comme média indépendant de référence sur la région, en renforçant ses partenariats, son audience et son ancrage européen.

Written articles:

Bolor Lkhaajav: “Mongolia does not need to choose between Russia and China”

At home in Central Asia: the lives and identity of the Lyuli/Mughat

“The Chaar is much more than a horse”: reviving Kyrgyzstan’s indigenous spotted breed

“Heritage is something alive”: Ganzorig Miimaa reimagines Mongolia through photography

Iran, Central Asia and the Limits of Academic Geography

“Follow the invoices”: Marius Dragomir on how money shapes independent journalism

“Mongolia cannot be understood through one lens”: Dr. Mendee Jargalsaikhan on democracy, China and Central Asia

“This is the right time to engage with Uzbekistan”: Gulnoza Ismailova on education, talent and the country’s future

When the clarinet speaks Uzbek: bringing an overlooked classical repertoire to the world

Central Asia’s Forests Under Pressure

A Language in Motion: Mahabat Sadyrbek on Teaching Kyrgyz to the English-Speaking World

From the Pamirs to the Aral Sea: Following the Amu Darya Through Central Asia

Translated articles:

In Uzbekistan, one family wants to support the revival of wine production

How Central Asia is trying to protect the snow leopard

Edited articles:

In the Country of Özbeg: Photographing Uzbekistan 136 Years After Paul Nadar

Who Made the Nations of Central Asia?

How Uzbek Composers Made the Violin Their Own

From Q-pop to Hip-Hop: Kazakhstan’s Multilingual Sound

China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: Who wins from Central Asia’s new trade route?

When irrigation becomes a nightly struggle for Uzbekistan’s women farmers

The Hidden Weight of Divorce in Kyrgyzstan: Why Its Social Consequences Remain Gendered

“I only needed a passport” : In Ukraine, Central Asian prisoners of wars caught between loyalty and regret

In Tajikistan, daughters-in-law face a hidden system of control