Latest Publications
Religion and the Secular State in Kyrgyzstan
Summary Since independence, religion has become ever more important as an identity marker in Kyrgyzstan, with increased practical relevance in the everyday lives of many citizens. This religious revival poses […]
U.S.-North Korea Denuclearization Negotiations: An Irresolvable Issue?
Series on Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula This essay is part of an ongoing series by ISDP’s Korea Center to provide different perspectives on peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula. In […]
Religion and the Secular State in Turkmenistan
Summary Since gaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Turkmenistan has seen an increased presence of religion in everyday life. Islam has been a continuous cornerstone of Turkmen […]
- Azerbaijan's Economy Takes a Double Blow by Natalia Konarzewska
- Chechnya's Kadyrov Clashes with Russian PM Mishustin by Emil A. Souleimanov and Huseyn Aliyev
- Post-COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Central Asia by Bakhrom Radjabov
- Soft or Hard Power? Russia Reacts to Uzbekistan's Draft Language Policy by Farkhod Tolipov
- Süleyman Soylu: The Rise of the "Second Man" of the Turkish Regime by Gonca Tokyol
- COVID-19 and the Turkish Economy: Erdoğan Faces His Toughest Challenge by Barış Soydan
- Turkey's Dysfunctional Presidential System by Gareth Jenkins
- Will COVID-19 Restrain Erdoğan's Syria Ambitions? by Aykan Erdemir and Luc Sasseville
Books
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Korea – en civilisation i kläm
Korea är en civilisation som lätt förbises vid jämförelser med Kina och Japan. Men den koreanska kulturen är unik och har haft stort inflytande på sin omvärld. Tryckkonsten med lösa, […]
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Uzbekistan’s New Face
Uzbekistan, long considered the center of Central Asia, has the region’s largest population and borders every other regional state including Afghanistan. For the first 25 years of its independence, it […]
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The Long Game on the Silk Road: U.S. and EU Strategy for Central Asia and the Caucasus
This book argues that American and European policies toward Central Asia and the Caucasus suffer from both conceptual and structural impediments. It traces the framework of Western policies to the […]
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Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Atatürk to Erdogan
For the last century, the Western world has regarded Turkey as a pivotal case of the ‘clash of civilisations’ between Islam and the West. Why Turkey is Authoritarian offers a […]
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The International Politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict
This book frames the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh in the context of European and international security. It is the first book to focus on the politics of the conflict rather […]