Central Asia

COVID-19 in the Central Asian Region: National Responses and Regional Implications

Gleason, Gregory, and Kuralay Baizakova. "COVID-19 in the Central Asian Region: National Responses and Regional Implications." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 2 (2020): 101-114.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus which is responsible for the COVID-19 disease, emerged in China in late 2019 and in early 2020 began appearing in countries around the world. The Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—lie midway between China and many of its trading partners in Europe and the Middle East.

Understanding Cross-Border Conflict in Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Toktomushev, Kemel. "Understanding Cross-Border Conflict in Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 17, no. 1 (2018): 21-41.

Introduction

The significance and magnitude of violence and conflict potential in the contemporary Ferghana Valley has been identified as one of the most prevalent themes in the study of post-Soviet Central Asia. This densely populated region has been long portrayed as a site of latent inter-ethnic conflict.

Military Professionalization Programs in Kazakhstan and the United States: How to Implement and What Will We Gain?

Constitutionalism as Protector or Disrupter of Nationalism:A Selected Central, Eastern European and Eurasian Review