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EurasiaChat

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

EurasiaChat: Tajikistan's press-gang style

EurasiaChat, Peter Leonard, Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova Jun 5, 2023
You're in the army now: Tajik soldiers on parade. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service) You're in the army now: Tajik soldiers on parade. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

Alisher Khamidov opens this edition of our EurasiaChat podcast by dwelling on how military conscript recruiters in Tajikistan resort to extreme lengths to hit their quotas.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Central Asia

EurasiaChat: China, Islam... and love in Philadelphia

EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard May 22, 2023
Wowing the presidents in Xian: Chinese hosts pulled out the stops with their opening show for the inaugural Central Asia-China heads of state summit. (Photo: Kazakhstan presidential administration) Wowing the presidents in Xian: Chinese hosts pulled out the stops with their opening show for the inaugural Central Asia-China heads of state summit. (Photo: Kazakhstan presidential administration)

In this edition of the EurasiaChat podcast, Alisher Khamidov shares some insights on his recent stay in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, which he describes as being like a “new Almaty or new Tashkent” for all the Central Asian migrants that have settled there.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Russia

EurasiaChat: Water and work in short supply

Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat May 8, 2023
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino standing beside Rustam Emomali, the speaker of the senate, mayor of Dushanbe and, also, president of the Central Asia Football Association. (Photo: Tajikistan football association) FIFA boss Gianni Infantino standing beside Rustam Emomali, the speaker of the senate, mayor of Dushanbe and, also, president of the Central Asia Football Association. (Photo: Tajikistan football association)

In our podcast this week, Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard and Aigerim Toleukhanova provide an update on how Central Asian countries may be abetting Russian efforts to circumvent international sanctions, and what Western officials are doing to tighten these loopholes. Senior U.S.

Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan

EurasiaChat: Slave labor and statelessness in Central Asia

Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard, Aigerim Toleukhanova Apr 24, 2023
Caped crusader: Can Arkadag save Turkmenistan from himself? (state media) Caped crusader: Can Arkadag save Turkmenistan from himself? (state media)

In our podcast this week, Alisher Khamidov and Peter Leonard discuss a Kyrgyzstan man held as a slave laborer in Kazakhstan for 32 years. His plight is party the fault of convoluted working regulations in Kazakhstan, where thousands toil without papers, making them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. This is a problem across the region, yet it rarely makes headlines or draws public indignation.

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

EurasiaChat: Sexual slavery in Uzbekistan

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Apr 10, 2023
Rahmon Aliyev When Ilham met Emomali (president.az)

In our podcast this week, Aigerim Toleukhanova and Alisher Khamidov discuss how reports of a small group of separatists in northern Kazakhstan have outraged Kazakhs. But how credible is the threat? And why has the group emerged now? Regional governments are good at using fears of separatism to argue that citizens must fall into line, to silence protests and democratic movements.

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

EurasiaChat: Lingering tensions with the Taliban

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Mar 27, 2023
Radioactive dumps Radioactive dumps containing “tailings” – waste from milling uranium ore and other carcinogenic heavy metals – are scattered around Central Asia and entering the drinking water. (David Trilling)

In our podcast this week Aigerim Toleukhanova and Alisher Khamidov revisit the “relokanty” – Russians who fled the war – who are now receiving expedited Kyrgyz citizenship, buying property and opening businesses. But their presence is no longer as controversial as it was last year when the sudden arrival of thousands upset local economies and stoked inflation.

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

EurasiaChat: How to reintegrate ISIS women and children

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Mar 13, 2023
Kyrgyz children who have returned from Iraq, in 2021 (president.kg) Kyrgyz children who have returned from Iraq, in 2021 (president.kg)

This week on our podcast, Aigerim Toleukhanova and Alisher Khamidov discuss local cynicism about the American commitment to Central Asia following U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit. Russia is more dependent on good relations with Central Asia than ever before, and China gives billions without demanding reforms.

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine

EurasiaChat: A year of de-Russification in Central Asia

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Feb 27, 2023
Kyrgyz children (Kyrgyz government handout)

This week on our podcast, Aigul Adzhieva, a documentary filmmaker investigating Kyrgyzstan's epidemic of gender-based and domestic violence, discusses how the scourge is fueled by social fragmentation, the growing wealth gap, and a lack of kindness in Kyrgyz society.

Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey

EurasiaChat: Central Asians live in Turkish buildings

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Feb 13, 2023
Turkey earthquake Could this happen here? (Turkish president)

In our podcast this week, hosts Aigerim Toleukhanova and Alisher Khamidov discuss how Central Asians see the Turkish earthquake: a tragedy in a friendly country, first, but also a frightening portent.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Central Asia

EurasiaChat: Putin's propagandists lose steam

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Jan 31, 2023
view of mountains Keeping an eye on Central Asia. (photo: Kyrgyz government handout)

In our podcast this week, hosts Aigerim Toleukhanova and Alisher Khamidov discuss attacks on Central Asian journalists, the changing impact of Russian propaganda, and Kazakhstan’s new nameless McDonald’s.

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