Lessons from Kazakhstan’s Election Isabel Post Jun 28, 2019 When Nazarbayev stepped down earlier this year, observers wondered whether his abdication might mark a turn towards…
L’Assèchement de la Mer d’Aral: Les conséquences d’un manque de… William Stevens Mar 19, 2019 L’assèchement de la mer d’Aral est une catastrophe naturelle passée sous le radar du public mondial, dont on entend…
Art and Tolerance in Afghanistan Owen Cummings Mar 5, 2019 Afghanistan played the leading role in histories that have yet to be written, and we owe ourselves the chance to…
Easy as ABC? Not in Kazakhstan Nikita Buchko Jan 1, 2019 Montrealers and out-of-province students alike may marvel at the complex linguistic politics of Quebec – but the…
Afghanistan: The Rise of Yet Another ISIS Front Steven Polyakov Feb 10, 2018 With the withdrawal of most coalition troops after 16 years of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan has emerged…
Water and Politics in Central Asia Isabel Post Jan 9, 2018 "Water resources could become a problem in the future that could escalate tensions not only in our region, but on…
Religious Repression and U.S. Security Aid: a Tale of Central Asian Jihad Eloise Goldsmith Nov 25, 2016 In April of 2015 Tajik police commander Gulmurod Khalimov disappeared for over a month after telling his family he…
Balochistan: The Overlooked Casualty of South Asian Soft Power Relations Jules Achard Oct 24, 2016 As Asian nations grow in power and economic clout, regional disputes have increased, most publicly through…
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers from Iranian Reintegration Abdalla Saleh Mar 10, 2016 The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…