The Central Asian states have by no means skilled something just like the yr 2022. There have been protests that turned lethal in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; combating between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that left greater than 100 folks useless; political and financial fallout from Russia’s warfare on Ukraine that affected all 5 Central Asian international locations; presidential elections in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan; and rather more. Becoming a member of host Bruce Pannier to look again at a yr that in some ways reshaped and redirected the course of Central Asia are Luca Anceschi, professor of Central Asian research at Glasgow College; Catherine Putz, managing editor at The Diplomat journal; and Temur Umarov, a fellow at Carnegie Endowment for Worldwide Peace and on the OSCE Academy.
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