Central Asian states have faced a variety of social, economic, and political challenges since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11) and the consequent US-led invasion of Afghanistan as... more
Central Asian states have faced a variety of social, economic, and political challenges since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11) and the consequent US-led invasion of Afghanistan as part of the ‘global war on terror,’ have added a new dimension to the existing problems of the region, including the contagion threats of extremism and terrorism. This chapter examines the counterterrorism (CT) policies of the two poorest Central Asian states—Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan—which share many characteristics, and yet also differ in their state of democratic development and implementation of international commitments, including those associated with balancing human rights and national security.
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Having persistently been the poorest post-communist state since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian country of Tajikistan has had a rocky contemporary history, with a brutal civil w...
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Despite hopes by observers that the post-Soviet era would signify open societies and free markets, the ‘“globalised transition” for Central Asian states [has generally] … failed to produce states a...
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... Tajikistan: Nationalism, Ethnicity, Con ict, and Socio-economic Disparities—Sources and Solutions1 PAYAM FOROUGHI Ey omide del ramide-ye man/Quvvate dasto nure deedeye man/Aiyde dah soleat mobarak bad/Bin chonin aiydha ziyad, ziyad!... more
... Tajikistan: Nationalism, Ethnicity, Con ict, and Socio-economic Disparities—Sources and Solutions1 PAYAM FOROUGHI Ey omide del ramide-ye man/Quvvate dasto nure deedeye man/Aiyde dah soleat mobarak bad/Bin chonin aiydha ziyad, ziyad! ... 40 Payam Foroughi FIG. ...
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This special issue of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs features selected research papers with an emphasis on Central Asia—a region generally defined as the five post-Communist states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,... more
This special issue of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs features selected research papers with an emphasis on Central Asia—a region generally defined as the five post-Communist states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, plus ...