Tariq Saeedi There are moments in history when events accumulate so strangely that ordinary explanations no longer suffice. We watch one development follow another with the uneasy sense that somebody, somewhere, is stirring a gigantic cauldron without knowing — or caring — what will emerge from it. Something is deeply wrong with the way the world is being governed. Not … [Read more...]
Central Asia: The Author of Its Own Paradigm
Tariq Saeedi There is a peculiar habit in how the world writes about Central Asia. Almost every analysis, whatever its starting point, eventually drifts toward the same reference: the Great Game. It has become the default lens, the inherited grammar through which outside observers make sense of the region — a place perpetually being contested, courted, or divided by others, … [Read more...]
Central Asia’s Quiet Confidence: Forging a “New” Regional Identity in Turbulent Times
Tariq Saeedi In an era defined by great-power rivalry, supply chain disruptions, and climate upheaval, Central Asia is refusing to be a passive bystander. Once dismissed as a post-Soviet periphery or a theater for the latest “Great Game,” the region—comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—is increasingly viewing itself as a cohesive … [Read more...]