By Mehmet Enes Beşer The autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, nestled in Central Asia under Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, has long been a simmering cauldron of separatist tensions. Recent protests in 2022 against proposed constitutional changes—which sought to revoke the region’s autonomy—highlighted the fragility of its political status. For the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), a bloc promoting solidarity among Turkic-speaking nations, Karakalpakstan ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan * On August 22-23, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva visited Uzbekistan. Aliyev, who was officially welcomed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, participated in many official events in Uzbekistan. The leaders of the two countries signed documents in various fields. The main ...
In Afghanistan, we have seen unequivocal images: the chaotic withdrawal (more like an escape) of the United States and its Atlantic NATO allies after twenty years of the alleged war on terrorism, stamps a defeat of historic proportions on Washington. In all likelihood, in the future, August 2021 will be remembered as the date that marks the definitive decline of ...