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| Maciej Falkowski
The recent unprecedented events in Uzbekistan proved, that Karimov's system is disintegrating and manoeuvres for succession are well underway.
Analyses |
| Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga
The Customs Union summit revealed crisis of the Russian project of integration instead of success, which is so desired by the Kremlin before EaP summit in Vilnius
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The President of China, Xi Jinping, toured Central Asia between 3-13 September, visiting Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and finally Kyrgyzstan, where he took part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. It was the first…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The deportation from Italy of the wife and daughter of the wanted Kazakh opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov, in violation of the official arrest procedure, has led to a scandal that threatened to bring down the Italian government. The…
Analyses |
| Józef Lang
On 26 June president Almazbek Atambayev signed the law which terminated the agreement signed with the US relating to the use of the Manas Transit Centre. The law was adopted amid an atmosphere of intense American-Russian rivalry in…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The launch of gas production in Tajikistan (possibly at a level of several billion m3 annually) will be of fundamental significance for the country and will change the balance of power which has thus far been in place in Central Asia.…
Analyses |
| Józef Lang
In recent months the situation in Kyrgyzstan has systematically deteriorated and over the last two weeks violent protests have been held both in the north and south of the country. Despite the growing internal problems and further possible…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
On 11 May the first direct railway connection in history between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan was opened. The newly established route is the first railway infrastructure project to link both countries, bypassing the territory of Uzbekistan…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 15 April Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, paid a visit to Moscow. His talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on economic issues and regional security in Central Asia, especially in the context of the planned…
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| Marek Matusiak
According to anecdotal evidence, which cannot be confirmed, but also have not been officially denied, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, suffered a severe heart attack on 19 March. Although Karimov resumed his duties, his health…