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3 November 2022

China moves to displace Russia in the ‘New Great Game’ in Central Asia

Juan Antonio Sanz: China has displaced Russia as the dominant power in Central Asia. It has done so thanks to its diplomatic and economic might. Russia’s decline highlights the fragility of relations with Central Asia based on Moscow’s military superiority.Read the full article

What price will Kazakhstan pay for attracting ski tourists?

1 April 2019

Environment

What price will Kazakhstan pay for attracting ski tourists?

Plans to build a new ski station in the south of the country have been the subject of debate for years. Civil society fears that the development of tourism will destroy the region’s unique ecosystem. The authorities, on the other hand, are promising jobs and a diversified [...]Read the full article

Mustafa Dzhemilev: “For political prisoners in Crimea, things are worse now than during the Soviet Union”

18 December 2018

Human rights

Mustafa Dzhemilev: “For political prisoners in Crimea, things are worse now than during the Soviet Union”

“During the Soviet Union, the authorities were afraid of bad publicity. But now they’ve got nothing to lose.”Read the full article

As the war rages on in eastern Ukraine, schoolchildren on the front line are learning to be resilient

20 November 2018

Human rights

As the war rages on in eastern Ukraine, schoolchildren on the front line are learning to be resilient

Keeping schools safe is a big challenge because parents must overcome their fears of danger so as not to deprive children of their right to education.Read the full article

In the Donbass, Ukrainian miners are in the pits

2 November 2018

Labour

In the Donbass, Ukrainian miners are in the pits

Affected by the war, the economic crisis, corruption, monopolisation of the sector by energy giant DTEK and unpaid wages, coal miners in state-owned mines face an uncertain future in the region.Read the full article

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