Stories about Tajikistan from June, 2007
Central Asian Agriculture
Bonnie Boyd reports of locusts plaguing the region and draconian regulations forcing Uzbek farmers to harvest green wheat.
Central Asia: China's Soft Power
At Registan.net, Joshua Foust examines how Central Asia might be impacted by China's soft power.
Tajikistan: Reforms Continue
James reports on the continued reforms being implemented by Tajikistan's President Rahmon. The president argues that his cultural reforms are designed to cut back on excessive spending by impoverished citizens, while others say they are invasively micromanaging Tajik lives.
Tajikistan: Truce Anniversary
Beyond the River says that recent political developments highlight questions that have remained open since the peace agreement in Tajikistan's civil war, the tenth anniversary of which is coming in a few days.
Tajikistan: Safer Skies
Vadim says that the purchase of new, modern planes will help Tajikistan's airline become safer.
Tajikistan: Who's the Target?
Vadim asks who exactly was targeted in recent bombings in Tajikistan.
Central Asia: Failing States
Non Pon looks at how Central Asian states fared in the recently released Failed State Index.
Tajikistan: Iranian Investment
Vadim reports on why Iran invests in Tajikistan.
Central Asia: Literature in Translation
Birds’ Books uses Uzbek author Hamid Ismailov's The Railway, one of the rare contemporary Central Asian novels translated into English, as a jumping off point for a discussion of Central Asian literature, language, translation, and the impact of modernism and the Soviet Union on Central Asia.
Tajikistan: The Problem with Corruption
Andrea Dall'Olio explains what's wrong with bribes even when it becomes a widely accepted way of doing business using Tajikistan as an illustrative example.
Tajikistan: Melting Glaciers
Vadim reports on Tajikistan's melting glaciers.
Tajikistan: Hyatt Dushanbe
Vadim reports on the announcement that Hyatt will be opening a hotel in Dushanbe, and he says that he hopes this will encourage local hoteliers to improve their services.
Tajikistan: Panj Bridges
Are bridges across the Panj River to Afghanistan good or bad for Tajikistan? Vadim of neweurasia examines the issue.