OpEd
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Linguistic Analysis of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan’s 2026 State of the Nation Address
The analysis covers the key thematic and semantic emphases of the President’s speech, the structure of core concepts and their…
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Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Review 2025: A Comparative Study
Under the decisive and farsighted leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan successfully advanced its national interests in 2025 through a…
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Tajikistan Plans $6.5bn Power Sector Overhaul Through 2030
Tajikistan is preparing a large-scale upgrade of its power sector, with the government estimating that 60.4 billion somoni (around $6.5…
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The Unyielding Shadow: Four Letters that Haunt the Occupation
In the carefully curated theatre of “normalcy” that India attempts to stage in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, even the smallest,…
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Partnership for Future Generations
Nozimjon Ortikov Center for Economic Research and Reforms Despite the nearly 6,000-kilometer distance between Tashkent and Tokyo, the official visit…
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From Pipelines to Processors: Kazakhstan Bets Big on AI and Advanced Computing
Kazakhstan is repositioning itself from a traditional hydrocarbons and transit economy toward advanced computing, backed by a $2 billion Nvidia-linked…
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How short-form videos could be harming young minds
Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to…
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Eclectic Regionalism in Central Asia? The 7th Consultative Meeting of Heads of States
The 7th Consultative Meeting of Heads of States (CMHS) of Central Asia, held in Tashkent on November 14–15, 2025, marked…
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CSTO Signs New Security Roadmap in Bishkek amid Armenia Boycott and Putin Ukraine Remarks
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reaffirmed its commitment to regional security and political coordination during its annual summit in…
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Russia–Kazakhstan Alliance Shifts Regional Balance: A New Phase for Central Asia
On November 12, 2025, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a declaration at the Kremlin elevating Russia–Kazakhstan relations to…
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