Tajikistan and the Turkic World: From Symbolic Nationalism to a Coherent National Strategy
By the Analytical Group of the Foundation for the Defence of Democracy in Central Asia (FDDCA)
Over three decades of uninterrupted rule by President Emomali...
Post-Soviet Tajikistan on the Path from Colony to Nation
Author: Sharofiddin Gadoev,President of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Central Asia
2 December 2025
Introduction
In the more than thirty years since the collapse...
The Long Arms of Dushanbe: Transnational Repression by the Tajik Regime a Decade After the Assassination of Umarali Kuvvatov
Author of the Report: Jamshed Yorov, Senior Lawyer at FDDCA
March 5, 2025, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Introduction
“I am not afraid because the truth is on my side.”
The...
Central Asia in Global Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
The report “Central Asia in the Energy Transition” by Svante E. Cornell and Brenda Shaffer provides a comprehensive analysis of Central Asia’s role in...
EU Strategy on Central Asia: Advancing Democratic Partnerships Amid Geopolitical Challenges
On January 17, 2024, the European Parliament adopted Resolution P9_TA(2024)0027, marking a new direction in the EU’s engagement with Central Asia amidst global challenges....









