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Tajikistan's elections saw five parties secure seats amid scrutiny timesca.com/tajikistan-a... #Tajikistan #ParliamentaryElections #ElectoralTransparency #Election2025 #TajikPolitics

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Our @robertmcutler.bsky.social puts forth how the Middle Corridor is key for the U.S. to counter Russia and China timesca.com/opinion-wash... #MiddleCorridor #TradeRoutes #US #CounterbalancingInfluence #RegionalPartnerships #DiplomaticEngagement

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"'It’s interesting that in Western symbolism you never see a delicate female eagle,' notes Payam, one-half of the artist collective Slavs and Tatars, from his studio in Berlin. 'But the central-Asian Simurgh is gender-fluid, metaphysical. It doesn’t belong to this world.'"

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Kyrgyzstan balances its Soviet legacy with a quest for identity and independence timesca.com/kyrgyzstans-... #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia #NationalIdentity #Modernization #Independence #KyrgyzCulture

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Our @robertmcutler.bsky.social looks at how Turkey and Turkmenistan's gas deal strengthens their strategic partnership timesca.com/strategic-co... #Turkey #Turkmenistan #NaturalGas #EnergyPartnership #GasExports #CentralAsia

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Our @olaskoolkitchen.bsky.social discusses Falconry: a stunning blend of skill, culture, and conservation timesca.com/eagles-herit... #Falconry #BirdsOfPrey #CulturalHeritage #Falconers #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan

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Our @robertmcutler.bsky.social looks at how Turkey and Turkmenistan's gas deal strengthens their strategic partnership timesca.com/strategic-co... #Turkey #Turkmenistan #NaturalGas #EnergyPartnership #GasExports #CentralAsia

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Our @olaskoolkitchen.bsky.social discusses Falconry: a stunning blend of skill, culture, and conservation timesca.com/eagles-herit... #Falconry #BirdsOfPrey #CulturalHeritage #Falconers #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan

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Kyrgyzstan balances its Soviet legacy with a quest for identity and independence timesca.com/kyrgyzstans-... #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia #NationalIdentity #Modernization #Independence #KyrgyzCulture

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Uzbekistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are deepening economic ties through trade, energy projects, railway plans, and resource development, despite lingering geopolitical challenges timesca.com/uzbekistan-s... #Uzbekistan #Afghanistan #CentralAsia #EconomicDevelopment #Taliban

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Our @pannierb.bsky.social discusses how Uzbekistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan are boosting economic ties despite geopolitical issues timesca.com/uzbekistan-s... #Uzbekistan #Afghanistan #CentralAsia #EconomicDevelopment #Taliban

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Kazakhstan has the potential to be a rare-earth powerhouse, but challenges remain timesca.com/kazakhstans-... #Kazakhstan #RareEarthElements #Geopolitics #ResourceManagement #CentralAsia

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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan advance nuclear energy plans amid power shortages timesca.com/powering-the... #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #NuclearEnergy #EnergyCrisis #EnergyPolicy #CentralAsia

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Kazakh activists criticize PACE's declaration as biased against democratic progress timesca.com/kazakh-activ... #Kazakhstan #Democracy #PACE #KazakhstanPolitics #PoliticalRepression #CentralAsia

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bsky.app/profile/time... Such projects were funded by USAID through the Smart Waters project, which I guess is history. That’s also America’s loss.

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Kazakhstan must prioritize its own strategic interests amidst shifting U.S. alliances, evolving global dynamics, and critical geopolitical uncertainties timesca.com/a-central-as... #Kazakhstan #Geopolitics #GlobalDynamics #ForeignPolicy #CentralAsia #PoliticalAnalysis

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EBRD's @ebrd.bsky.social investments in Central Asia are enhancing clean water access and resilience timesca.com/securing-cen... #WaterInfrastructure #CentralAsia #CleanWater #EBRD #WaterSecurity #WaterManagement

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Alexander Thomas founded Apple City Cider in Almaty blending local heritage with innovation to create Kazakhstan's only craft cider timesca.com/a-taste-of-k... #AppleCityCider #CraftCider #KazakhstanBeverages #CiderCulture #CiderLovers #Almaty #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan

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The contrasting fates of Gulnara Karimova and Dariga Nazarbayeva highlight how differing paternal approaches to power shaped their legacies timesca.com/karimova-and... #Corruption #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #GulnaraKarimova #DarigaNazarbayeva

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Kazakhstan's foreign agents law sparks debate on media and funding transparency timesca.com/proposed-kaz... #Kazakhstan #ForeignAgentsLaw #MediaInfluence #Transparency #MediaDebate #PoliticalDiscussion #ForeignFunding #CentralAsia

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Slavs and Tatars’ 'Simurgh Self-Help' exhibition challenges Western dominance and promotes unity timesca.com/simurgh-self... #SlavsAndTatars #ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt #Art #CulturalCritique #UnityInDiversity #CulturalFluidity #SimurghSelfHelp #Dubai #TheThirdLine #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan #UAE

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have signed a historic border agreement, marking the resolution of a century-old dispute and paving the way for enhanced regional cooperation timesca.com/some-good-ne... #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan #BorderAgreement #CentralAsia #HistoricalResolution #Geopolitics

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Women in Kazakhstan candidly discuss the societal taboos surrounding abortion and fertility, shedding light on deeply rooted cultural stigmas timesca.com/abortion-in-... #WomenInKazakhstan #AbortionDebate #WomenEmpowerment #KazakhstanWomen #ReproductiveHealth #Kazakhstan #CentralAsia

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Turkey's leadership in Central Asia faces resistance as OTS focuses on regional cooperation timesca.com/turkeys-turk... #TurkeysLeadership #CentralAsia #TurkicStates #OTS #InternationalRelations #RegionalCooperation #PoliticalAnalysis #CentralAsianPolitics

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A tribute to Dr. Kristopher White by @donnachadcu.bsky.social, a beloved scholar, geographer mentor and educator at KIMEP that shaped a generation of Central Asian academics timesca.com/obituary-kri... #KIMEP #CentralAsianStudies #AcademicLegacy #KristopherWhite #Obituary

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Slavs and Tatars’ 'Simurgh Self-Help' show challenges Western dominance and promotes unity timesca.com/simurgh-self... #SlavsAndTatars #ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt #Art #CulturalCritique #UnityInDiversity #CulturalFluidity #SimurghSelfHelp #Dubai #TheThirdLine #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan #UAE

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My old friend, Kris White, passed away recently. I've tried to distill his essence (an impossible task) in an obituary published @timesca.com on what would have been his 56th birthday timesca.com/obituary-kri...

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Wow!

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U.S. deported 200 migrants from Central Asia and India to Costa Rica timesca.com/central-asia... #HumanRights #MigrationIssues #Deportation #CentralAsia #CostaRica #US #India

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Russia shifts energy supply focus from Europe to Central Asia timesca.com/right-place-... #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #Russia #EnergyPolicy #EnergyTrade

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Ukraine's drone strike on Russia's CPC disrupts energy exports and Kazakhstan's energy security timesca.com/ukraines-dro... #Ukraine #DroneStrike #EnergySecurity #Kazakhstan #EnergyExports #Russia

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Our @nikolamikovic.bsky.social explains Trump’s Ukraine freeze, Putin talks, and Kazakhstan’s diplomacy signal shifting global dynamics timesca.com/what-awaits-... #CentralAsia #Diplomacy #Geopolitics #UkraineCrisis #Russia #Kazakhstan #PoliticalAnalysis #Trump

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Yaka, a Russian brand, faces criticism for alleged appropriation of Kyrgyz cultural symbols, raising concerns over heritage protection and intellectual property rights ow.ly/cKq550V2ETW #CulturalHeritage #IntellectualProperty #KyrgyzCulture #CulturalAppropriation #Yaka #Kyrgyzstan #FashionEthics

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"Once the Ukraine war comes to an end, regional actors in Central Asia will undoubtedly seek to strengthen their political, economic and military positions, aiming to avoid being involved in another Great Game." My latest @timesca.com 🔽 timesca.com/what-awaits-...

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Yaka, a Russian brand, faces criticism for alleged appropriation of Kyrgyz cultural symbols, raising concerns over heritage protection and intellectual property rights ow.ly/cKq550V2ETW #CulturalHeritage #IntellectualProperty #KyrgyzCulture #CulturalAppropriation #Yaka #Kyrgyzstan #FashionEthics

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A must read by @pannierb.bsky.social an expert in all matters Central Asia.

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Our @pannierb.bsky.social discusses how Central Asia's drug crisis worsens with synthetic narcotics and youth addiction timesca.com/central-asia... #CentralAsia #DrugCrisis #SyntheticNarcotics #YouthAddiction #CounterNarcotics

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The Russian brand Yaka's alleged appropriation of Kyrgyz cultural symbols has sparked outrage over heritage protection and intellectual property rights timesca.com/cultural-app... #CulturalHeritage #IntellectualProperty #KyrgyzCulture #CulturalAppropriation #Yaka #Kyrgyzstan #FashionEthics

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Kyrgyz migrants face challenges abroad: harsh work, high costs, and culture shock timesca.com/kyrgyz-labor... #KyrgyzMigrants #MigrationChallenges #WorkAbroad #Kyrgyzstan #LaborRights #MigrantStories

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A good and refreshing perspective

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Overcoming adversity

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Our @robertmcutler.bsky.social discusses how Kazakhstan shows smaller nations' role in Ukraine war diplomacy timesca.com/why-kazakhst... #Kazakhstan #UkraineWar #Diplomacy #ConflictResolution #Geopolitics #SmallerNations

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Dilorom Yuldasheva empowers rural women through her sewing business after overcoming adversity timesca.com/an-uzbek-wom... #BBC100Women #DiloromYuldasheva #UzbekEntrepreneur #WomenEmpowerment #Inspiration #Resilience #Entrepreneurship #UzbekWomen #WheelchairLife

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Trump's leadership may reshape Central Asia's geopolitical dynamics timesca.com/trump-2-0-se... #Trump #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #PoliticalAnalysis #RegionalDynamics #ForeignPolicy

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Trump and Putin’s peace plan hints at shifting global dynamics timesca.com/trump-putin-... #Geopolitics #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #PeacePlan #CentralAsia #GlobalDynamics #PoliticalAnalysis

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