Gilles Remy, CEO of CIFAL Group, Vice-President of the Eurasian Commission of Foreign Trade Advisers, Chairman of the French-Turkmen Chamber of Commerce Ashgabat, the 5th Asian Games in closed premises and in martial arts, September 2017. 2017 was a year of economic recovery for Central Asia and Caucasus. Following a sluggish phase, growth has resumed, […]
This red line dares us to step back
Tariq Saeedi The warm blood spurting from her freshly self-stabbed body has poured onto our closed eyes, our numb conscience, and our overstuffed egos. Her blood has drawn a red line but this red line is not in front of us; it is behind us. Her blood is daring us – do we have the […]
Beware Central Asia – Social media is already a deadly battlefield, with no rules of war
nCa Commentary “It’s an odd world we live in—one where people view the world through a mobile device, a lens that has created a new landscape where official news, news stations, newspapers, and the like, have been replaced by instantaneous information free from vetting, researching, and journalistic standards that were once the foundation of our […]
Kazakhstan – Highlighting Central Asia on World Stage
Kazakhstan has always followed a balanced policy that highlights the Central Asian region in a positive light on the world stage. An ongoing tenure and a recently concluded event are the case in point. — President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met President Trump of USA on 16 January 2018, and Kazakhstan is the current chair of […]
2018 starts with new formats of pressure on Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi 3 January 2018 (nCa) – It is dismal yet knowable: 2018 has started with a mix of usual and fresh pressures on Central Asia. First tweets of 2018 President Trump, between his New Year festivities at Mar-a-Lago and a morning round of golf, took to Twitter: “Iran is failing at every level despite […]
ISIS – Part 1
Editor’s note: Initially, I planned to write a short series to expose the fallacies in the narrative of ISIS (also called ID, Daesh) to throw the light on the nature of the organization that claims to be rooted in Islam but is doing everything imaginable to harm Islam and Muslims. This first part was initially […]
НПО как инструмент вмешательства в дела Центральной Азии
Любимое детище политтехнологов стран Запада в расширении влияния на внутриполитическую ситуацию в странах «третьего мира» – различные неправительственные организации. Многочисленные НПО внешне имеют вполне благую цель – помогать развивающимся странам достичь всех благ демократии. Помогают советами и деньгами «на проекты». Вот только проекты эти совсем не отвечают интересам государств. В том числе, странам Центральной […]
NGOs as tool of foreign intervention
The favorite brainchild of political strategists of Western countries for expanding their influence on the internal political situation in the countries of the “third world” are various NGOs (non-governmental organizations). Numerous NGOs outwardly have quite a good goal – to help developing countries achieve all the benefits of democracy. Helpful tips and money “for projects.” […]
3D visualization of Trump speech . . . sort of
Tariq Saeedi 21 September 2017 (nCa) — The Donald ‘MAGA’ Trump, the president of the United States addressed the United Nations on 19 September 2017. His speech has all the ingredients The Donald is made of: bullying, hatred, bigotry, myopic nationalism, and lavish charms for his voter base. It is important to create a kind […]
World Champion of democracy pulls off mask – “We are killing terrorists”
“Someday, after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement” – Trump’s fuzzy thoughts on Afghanistan’s future Resident of Central Asia 23 August 2017 (nCa)—The latest statement of president Trump on future policy and military guideline in Afghanistan and broader South Asia hardly can be called the “strategy.” Strategy […]