"The CSTO will begin delivering weapons and military equipment in 2026 to reinforce the southern borders of its member states, including the Tajik-Afghan frontier" asiaplustj.info/en/node/349099

New Cambridge Element Elitism versus Populism by Curtis Bram out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/4dnu6HY #cambridgeelements #OpenAccess #politics

Twitter is like peer review but everyone is that notorious reviewer 2 😬

We are proud to announce the online symposium "Visualising populist identities", organised by Jessica Wax-Edwards @waxwards.bsky.social and Théo Aiolfi on Dec 2-3, 2025, with keynotes by mecasullo and Benjamin Moffitt | benmoffitt.bsky.social. You can read the CfP here (tinyurl.com/VisualPopulism…) and submit your abstracts by July 31.

Honored to be published in Central Asian Affairs Dr. Diana T. Kudaibergen 🌻🍉 with an unconventional view on a long-standing Kazakh tradition. Thank you, Dr. Aijan Sharshenova and Edward Lemon, for your tremendous support along the way. brill.com/view/journals/…

How is Central Asia rising toward regional cooperation? Our latest ENC analysis by N. Mukhamediya & Dr. Dr. Aijan Sharshenova examines recent milestones—including border agreements & regional forums like the C5+1—highlighting the potential for a new era of regionalism🔗bit.ly/3ZuBw6r

🧵A HUGE thank you to Bakyt Beshimov, Temur Umarov 马铁木 & #NargisKassenova for being on the final episode of Majlis Podcast to take a good look at:(rferl.org/a/majlis-russi…)

Жаткан жери жайлуу болсун, алтын кыз

#Kyrgyzstan: Whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, convicted for exposing corruption in the country’s judicial system, allegations that deserved an independent, effective investigation in response, not prosecution and punishment of the whistleblower: Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/05/3…

🚀 Just starting out in academia? Professor of International Politics at University of Lincoln, UK and Central Asian Survey Editor, Rico Isaacs drops key advice for early-career researchers on publishing, mentorship & building your academic identity. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/Wndb5Ms

Everything I know about Gerry Adams I've learnt from Empire Podcast this year

😯 МЫ ПОЧТИ СОБРАЛИ ПОЛОВИНУ! Режиссёр фильма: Адилет Каржоев С огромной признательностью благодарим каждого и каждую, кто поддерживает Ашар! 🙌🏻 🇰🇬 Откроем и расскажем историю независимости — вместе. #esimde

Meanwhile in #CentralAsia

Cabinet of Ministers approves establishment of China-Central Asia Development Fund akipress.com/news:835221/

📣The executive summary of our pilot research on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in #Kyrgyzstan is now out! Here are some key findings 🧵

I’ll be making a separate post on this, but for now, I just published a book review on postcolonial literature from Central Asia on my Substack. If you’re looking for ways to de-centre your summer reading, it might be for you:

This is devastating. How much my colleagues and so many others have been fighting to prevent this. #KyrgyzParliament passed the media law in two readings at once, making changes at the very last minute. They backs new state controls on media outlets reuters.com/business/media…

📢Come work with us! The FPC is looking to hire a Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Manager 📍Location: London 📆Applications Deadline: 20 July 2025 🌐Details & more info: fpc.org.uk/about/working-…

Тем временем, в Кыргызстане закрылся Нац Центр по Предупреждению Пыток…

One more media outlet close in Kyrgyzstan