The likelihood that Turkey and Russia can establish a long-term strategic alliance isn’t high, argues this commentary. In part, that’s because both see themselves as empires.
There is no obvious reason to buy into Tojiksodirotbank, which is weighed down by crushing liabilities. So who are these mysterious Saudi and Chinese investors?
Many Tajiks associate the Roghun mega-dam with a revival of Soviet-style development, or at least a rosy image of it, forgetting the reasons it was originally cancelled.