Category: Interview
“The idea of having choices was so new”: Oyungerel Tsedevdamba on Mongolia’s democracy 36 years later
What has Mongolia made of the democratic promise of 1990? Oyungerel Tsedevdamba reflects on corruption, women, youth, local democracy and historical memory. [...]
When reform reaches everyday life: Lessons from Uzbekistan and Mongolia
What makes reform work beyond laws and strategies? Former UNDP Resident Representative Matilda Dimovska reflects on public services in Uzbekistan, social inclusion and Mongolia’s green transition. [...]
Beyond the ‘Graveyard of Empires’: Rethinking the Afghan State
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Bruce Pannier: “Central Asians never viewed their region as Russia’s backyard”
From photocopied Central Asian newspapers in the 1990s to YouTube investigations and exile media today, Bruce Pannier traces how journalism in the region has changed - and why independent voices… [...]
“I survived things. But I also built things”: Nilofar Ayoubi on Afghan women, exile and resistance
From living publicly as a boy in Kunduz to becoming an entrepreneur, journalist and women’s rights advocate, Nilofar Ayoubi has experienced Afghanistan’s gender restrictions from radically different perspectives. Now in… [...]
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Between integration and inheritance: How Armenians in Uzbekistan are redefining community
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“A Fourth Political Reset?”: An Interview with Kyrgyz Political Scientist Emil Dzhuraev
An assessment of President Sadyr Japarov’s tenure, the political realignment following the dismissal of the head of the security services, and growing economic dependence on China… For Novastan, prominent… [...]
Bolor Lkhaajav: “Mongolia does not need to choose between Russia and China”
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“The Chaar is much more than a horse”: reviving Kyrgyzstan’s indigenous spotted breed
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“Heritage is something alive”: Ganzorig Miimaa reimagines Mongolia through photography
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Iran, Central Asia and the Limits of Academic Geography
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“Follow the invoices”: Marius Dragomir on how money shapes independent journalism
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