Georgia’s Future for Central Asia: A Window to Europe or a Russian Dead End?
Author: Maksim Baidak
Vice President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
Georgia does not share borders with the countries of the post-Soviet Central Asia...
The New Armenia: Its Role and Example for the PSCA Countries
Author: Maksim Baidak
Vice President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
For post-Soviet Central Asia (PSCA), the South Caucasus (and, prospectively, the Greater Caucasus)...
Iran’s Politics and Transformation: Implications for the PSCA Countries and Prospects for Tajikistan
Sharofiddin GadoevChairman of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
Amid the escalation of the conflict between the United States and Israel...
The Afghanistan Factor in the Future of Central Asia
Author: Maksim Baidak
Vice President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
The change of regime in Afghanistan in 2021 not only fundamentally altered the...
Uzbekistan: Between Reform and the Risk of Stagnation
Uzbekistan: Between Reform and the Risk of Stagnation
Author: Maksim Baidak
Vice President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
Uzbekistan is one of the countries...
Russian-speakers in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Between a Fifth Column and a Resource for Decolonization
Author: Maksim Baidak
Vice President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
Russia’s policy toward the countries of post-Soviet Central Asia (PSCA) is defined through...










