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Bringing you news and analysis about Central Asia. Also in French @Novastan_Fr & German @Novastan_De

novastan.org/en Joined December 2020

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“Mongolia cannot be understood through one lens.”

Dr @MendeeJ on democracy, corruption, China and Russia, the SCO, and Mongolia’s growing ties with Central Asia.

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novastan.org Mongolia between democracy, China, Russia and Central Asia Mongolian analyst Mendee Jargalsaikhan discusses democracy, political instability, China and Russia, the SCO, mining and Mongolia's growing ties with Central Asia.

Novastan English @Novastan_Eng Sep 29

“The idea of having choices was so new.”

Former MP and minister @oyunlt reflects on Mongolia’s 1990 democratic revolution, corruption, women in politics, younger voters and the future of local democracy.
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novastan.org Mongolia Democracy: 36 Years After the 1990 Revolution Former minister and MP Oyungerel Tsedevdamba reflects on Mongolia’s democracy, corruption, women in politics, youth, local government and communist-era memory.

Novastan English @Novastan_Eng Sep 29

Remittances are Central Asia’s invisible welfare state.
They pay for food, homes, school, medicine and weddings - but they also reveal how many families depend on income earned abroad.

Our latest piece looks at the hidden economy of migration.

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novastan.org Money, boxes and absent men: remittances in Central Asia Across Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, remittances pay for homes, weddings, food and education. But the money migrants send home also reveals Central Asia’s dependence on Russia, absent...

Novastan English @Novastan_Eng Sep 29

Most Bukharan Jews no longer live in Central Asia.

From Bukhara and Samarkand to Queens, Vienna and Toronto, their story is now one of migration, memory, language and reinvention.

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novastan.org Bukharan Jews: From Bukhara to Queens and Beyond From Bukhara to Queens, Vienna and Toronto, the Bukharan Jews preserve Bukhori, Central Asian traditions and enduring links with Uzbekistan.

Novastan English @Novastan_Eng Sep 29

Central Asia’s forests are under growing pressure from climate change, fires, overgrazing and illegal logging.
Our latest piece by @MathieuL5 looks at why these fragile ecosystems matter - and what is being done to protect them.

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novastan.org Central Asia's Forests Under Pressure Explore Central Asia's forests, national parks and protected areas as wildfires, tourism and climate change test conservation across the region.