Djoomart Otorbaev, a former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, is the author of the forthcoming Central Asia’s Economic Rebirth in the Shadow of the New Great Game (Routledge, 2023).
Oct 12, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev explains why former Soviet republics are competing to attract knowledge workers fleeing Putin’s draft.
Aug 15, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev urges the country’s government to recognize the real causes of recent protests in Karakalpakstan.
Jan 8, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev suggests why protests against a hike in fuel prices quickly turned violent and led to Russian intervention.
Dec 6, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev assesses what a regional organization could mean for great-power competition.
Aug 18, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev urges Afghanistan's neighbors and others to support the group's more moderate elements.
From soaring inflation to a deepening energy crisis, the United States and Europe are facing no shortage of economic challenges, and Russia’s war against Ukraine – and the sanctions imposed in response to it – bears much of the blame. As Russia launches new rounds of missile attacks, we asked PS commentators what the West should be doing for Ukraine – and how likely it is to do it.
