Davide Cancarini
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Researcher and journalist focusing on Central Asia / Contributor #Domino , @limesonline , @ilfoglio_it , @fattoquotidiano , @lastampa / PhD @UniCatt
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Nel nuovo
#Scenari
di
@DomaniGiornale
in edicola da oggi, anche un mio pezzo sull'impatto - (geo)politico, economico e sociale - del conflitto in Ucraina sull'Asia Centrale. Grazie a
@dlfabbri
per avermi coinvolto!
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6
61
Looking at what is happening in Karakalpakstan, it seems clear that the population in
#CentralAsia
is increasingly willing and able to mobilise to make its voice heard (latest examples GBAO and Kazakhstan). With the only exception, at the moment, of Turkmenistan
6
22
117
Central Asia is the new diplomatic and geopolitical must-have: "Japan plans to invite counterparts from five Central Asian countries to participate online in the G7 foreign ministers meeting. Japanese Prime Minister plans to travel to the region in 2024"
0
38
104
The Jewish legacy is an important part of
#Uzbekistan
's history, not only in Bukhara but also in Tashkent. I hope it will be preserved by the authorities...
#CentralAsia
2
23
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I believe that my greatest contribution to
#CentralAsia
|n studies will remain the discovery, made this morning after a month of
#quarantine
, that starting from
#Kazakhstan
and going clockwise, the stans are put in alphabetical order
#coronavirus
6
7
92
“I felt ashamed, frankly. People from
#Tajikistan
come to Russia for work, they work hard, but we don’t see them as our equals,” he said. “But when we went to Tajikistan we were treated with kindness" |
#CentralAsia
2
33
82
A very important visit. When all the limitations of the very close economic ties between
#CentralAsia
and
#Russia
are evident, Mirziyoyev is looking in a different direction, focusing (as he has ever done) on
#connectivity
4
27
71
"President of France Emmanuel Macron will visit Kazakhstan on November 1, and Uzbekistan on November 2. France is ready to support these two countries on the path of reform and modernization, to support their independence and sovereignty"
1
17
53
This is my tweet number 5,000 and the last one for 2020. The occasion seems like the right one to thank my network here on Twitter, not very large but certainly inspiring and from which I always learn a lot about a region we all love:
#CentralAsia
. Happy New Year!
3
1
53
Very nice article and pictures by
@voguemagazine
. Considering how socially important and often economically challenging is wedding in
#Uzbekistan
, a definitely worth reading and looking
#CentralAsia
1
20
50
"The trip to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan aims to boost France’s energy security, according to two people familiar with the French President’s thinking. Macron will travel with a delegation of 15 business leaders from the energy, agrifood and mining sectors"
6
20
47
The President of the Italian Republic will be in Uzbekistan from 9 to 11 November and will visit Tashkent, Samarkand and Khiva. He is also expected to sign an agreement on reciprocal investments between Italy and Uzbekistan
2
18
42
The
#Taliban
are back in power. Looking at
#Afghanistan
from a
#CentralAsia
perspective, some considerations can be made (thread)
1
15
46
My article regarding the intricate language issue in
#CentralAsia
out today on
@FqMillennium
, monthly magazine of the Italian newspaper
@fattoquotidiano
. Many thanks to
@joannalillis
for her contribution to the piece!
2
15
44
My reportage on
#Turkmenistan
out today on
@FqMillennium
, monthly magazine of the Italian newspaper
@fattoquotidiano
. Many thanks to
@FarruhYusuf
and
@anceschistan
for their contribution to the article
#CentralAsia
#COVID__19
2
10
43
The constant reference to the "Great Game" about
#CentralAsia
is honestly boring. Besides, if they are so far behind
#China
and
#Russia
, the
#US
has only itself to blame. You can't leave a region like Central Asia and hope to find it empty once you're back
1
13
43
The most fascinating region in the world
0
15
42
#Uzbekistan
, in 2019 visitors grew by more than 25%. Tourists from
#CentralAsia
accounted for 85% of the total. The real challenge now is to increase the flow from
#Europe
4
8
41
Symmetry, smiling faces and in the background a horse looking into the camera. This could be the poster for
#WesAnderson
's next movie.
#Mirziyoyev
#Berdy
#Turkmenistan
#Uzbekistan
#CIS
2
5
42
#ICYMI
. "
#BP
abandoned three oil projects in
#Kazakhstan
after it changed strategy to concentrate on renewable energy and its existing ventures". Definitely not good news for Tokayev, Nazarbayev and Co.
#CentralAsia
5
15
39
My article on
#Tajikistan
and the forthcoming Presidential elections out today on
@ilvenerdi
, weekly magazine of the Italian newspaper
@Repubblica
. Many thanks to
@EdwardLemon3
for his contribution to the analysis!
#CentralAsia
3
6
36
"Trade of Turkey with Central Asian states has grown by 30% in January-November 2022, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Trade turnover amounted to $11.3 billion"
0
12
35
Interesting data on
#Uzbekistan
's business system: "Turkey established 407 companies with Turkish capital in UZB last year, followed by Russia with 356, China with 266,
#Kazakhstan
with 209 and South Korea with 97"
2
10
35
I was having breakfast and heard a former Italian minister say that Kazakhstan is a republic of the Russian Federation. I go back to sleep
1
2
34
This is certainly a crucial factor: "It also helps that many potential Uzbek, Tajik and Turkmen troublemakers – young, unemployed men – have been forced to leave the country to work as labor migrants in Russia and elsewhere" |
#CentralAsia
#Kazakhstan
0
10
33
Working on a piece on
#Covid_19
in
#CentralAsia
, I am wondering what's driving
#Turkmenistan
/
#Tajikistan
denial of cases within their borders. Main answer: control.
#Berdy
/
#Rahmon
are trying to avoid a potentially destabilizing issue. Once more, at the expense of their citizens
0
7
32
#Kazakhstan
provides aid, in terms of food supplies, to
#Tajikistan
and
#Kyrgyzstan
(after an official request). If in
#CentralAsia
a regional integration will ever rise,
#Uzbekistan
/Kax axis would make pale the much-criticised Franco-German axis in the EU
0
6
31
"A Russian consul general in Kazakhstan has been sacked following a controversial interview in which he claimed that the Central Asian country was intentionally discriminating against the Russian language in schools"
2
8
31
Unexpectedly, 2021 could be
#Berdy
's year. First the deal with
#Azerbaijan
, that could give the Trans-Caspian pipeline a boost. Then the guarantees given by the
#Taliban
for the safety of the
#TAPI
pipeline. Likely? No. Possible? Yes.
#CentralAsia
#Turkmenistan
2
5
30
#ICYMI
. "
#Turkmenistan
's President has ordered 8 national banks in the country to fund an enterprise to improve the pedigree of the
#Alabay
dog breed. They are required to chip in with a 12.5% stake each"...and it's
#autumn
, it can't even be a sunstroke
1
16
28
"
#Baradar
said
#Tajikistan
interferes into internal affairs of
#Afghanistan
. "There is counteraction to each action". Hard to imagine
#Rahmon
going it alone - Russia is acting in the shadows - but his gamble is becoming increasingly risky |
#CentralAsia
1
11
26
The kind of pictures you need to see in the middle of August
1
4
28
Tourism potential of
#CentralAsia
is huge and a boost to the sector would certainly lead to an increased regional
#connectivity
: "Convenient conditions will be created on the border of
#Uzbekistan
and
#Kazakhstan
to simplify border crossing procedures"
1
2
29
#Uzbekistan
Airways to increase direct flights between Milan/Rome and Urgench/Tashkent.
#Tashkent
is set to become an international hub for
#CentralAsia
as a whole
1
4
28
Working on a piece on
#Tajikistan
, I wonder why
#Rahmon
decided not to let Rustam Emomali run in his place. Fear of instability due also to
#Covid_19
impact? Fear of a
#Kazakhstan
scenario? Fear of
#China
's potential reaction?Maybe a mix of these and other reasons
#CentralAsia
8
4
28
"We don’t need a DJ, a singer, a car racer, we need a President”. 7 people held a demonstration in front of the
#UN
in
#NYC
. 7 people are very few by Western standards, but speaking of
#Turkmenistan
their bravery deserves to be underlined
#CentralAsia
0
11
28
So the Pope arrived in Nur-Sultan and will depart from Astana, both capitals of Kazakhstan |
#CentralAsia
3
8
27
Saturday day out. Not exactly the
#Pamirs
, but due to this damn
#COVID19
the next trip to
#CentralAsia
will have to wait a bit
3
0
27
On
#Uzbekistan
and media, between PR and old habits. "The state changed its tactics. It has abandoned its old methods of suppressing all freedom of expression and has instead adopted new ones to control/direct the media"
#CentralAsia
@nikmccaren
1
9
26
"This move is believed to be aimed at encouraging the self-reliance of the countries — Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan — and at reining in Russia and China, both of which have strong influence over the region"
1
11
25
Not exactly an easy task in a country where even withdrawing money from ATMs is an epic adventure
#Turkmenistan
#Berdy
#CentralAsia
0
7
25
No natural gas union with Russia, but: "Uzbekistan has signed an import deal with neighbouring Turkmenistan for an extra 1.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas for the winter season"
1
12
24
Unfortunately not the Pamir Mountains, but beautiful nonetheless
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1
24
Thanks to
@OSCE_Academy
for giving me the opportunity to analyze relations between Turkey and
#Turkmenistan
over the last 30 years. Spoiler: it's been an "authoritarian cooperation". Many thanks also to
@schwartztronica
for his essential support
Link:
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9
24
News like this are more valuable than many speeches about
#Uzbekistan
economic openness. Considering also country's demographic reality, for
#Mirziyoyev
it is fundamental to obtain growth and
#unemployment
reduction
#CentralAsia
0
8
23
Today is
#WorldWaterDay
2021: no caption needed for those focusing on
#CentralAsia
, but also for the majority of the general public...
0
7
23
And so we have probably reached the end:
#Berdy
is about to hand over power to
#Serdar
. In Italy we say "change everything so that nothing changes". A sentence that probably could also be applied to the future of
#Turkmenistan
|
#CentralAsia
0
3
22
According to
@BCG
,
#CentralAsia
"holds a ten-year foreign direct investment (
#FDI
) potential of $170 billion, with up to $70 billion of that figure in the non-extractive industries". An analysis that should be read carefully in
#Kazakhstan
and
#Uzbekistan
1
16
22
#Uzbekistan
, the view from
@FitchRatings
:
#Mirziyoyev
's reform process is positive for the country, but much remains to be done in terms of controlling inflation, sustainable
#growth
and reducing the role of the state in the economy to attract
#FDI
0
10
21
I have been watching
#Turkmenistan
for 8 years now and I think that this is the lowest point. A sad brief summary: denial of
#COVID19
, refuse of
#WHO
mission, weather disasters ignored, energy price fall, food security at risk, etc
#CentralAsia
#Berdy
1
9
22
Very long and detailed article (even if here and there some clichés about the area appear) coming to a reasonable conclusion:
#CentralAsia
still has Russia as a privileged partner because it has (had) no alternative |
#Uzbekistan
#Kazakhstan
0
4
22
Who knows if next Monday Twitter will be flooded by posts on post-election chaos in
#Kyrgyzstan
. In the meantime: "22% of households reported that at least one household member lost a job or had to return from abroad due to
#COVID19
"
#CentralAsia
1
12
22
Looking at what is happening in
#Kazakhstan
from a regional perspective, there must be a growing fear among
#CentralAsia
leaders. Many statues, symbolic and real, are destined to fall sooner or later, looking especially at
#Tajikistan
and
#Turkmenistan
2
7
22
With some of my thoughts on the geopolitical 'bubble' that, beyond the region's potential, is involving Central Asia. Thanks to
@ChrisRickleton
for getting me involved!
1
10
20
News like this would have been inconceivable before September 2016, bearing in mind also that during the reign of
#Karimov
the issue of
#water
resources also raised fears of a possible war in
#CentralAsia
#Uzbekistan
#Tajikistan
0
4
21
I am working on an article on the language issue in
#Kazakhstan
and
#CentralAsia
and it is like being on a roller coaster ride, between historical legacies, political pressures (e.g. this article which uses a pan-Turkic vision) and current needs
1
2
20
After Kazakhstan also
#Uzbekistan
has decided not to held a military parade on May 9th |
#CentralAsia
#RussiaUkraineWar
2
8
20
It seems
#Mirziyoyev
started a round of calls with regional leaders, to give substance to the attempt to make
#Uzbekistan
a regional leader. What's happening in
#Kyrgyzstan
is a bogeyman for all
#CentralAsia
|n leaders. I suppose he will pretend to have lost
#Jeenbekov
's number
Uzbek, Tajik Presidents speak by phone, swap views on bilateral ties, situation in Central Asia, confirm commitment to stability & sustainable development in region.
#Mirziyoyev
#foreignrelations
#Tajikistan
#phonetalk
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9
37
1
6
21
"India has been invited to an international connectivity summit in
#Uzbekistan
". These mega conferences are often just propaganda, but it is significant that
#Mirziyoyev
is increasingly positioning himself as the promoter of
#connectivity
in
#CentralAsia
2
11
20
Tomorrow
#Uzbekistan
, India and Iran "will hold a trilateral dialogue on joint use of
#Chabahar
port".
#Mirziyoyev
is directly involved, but if he succeeds all
#CentralAsia
will benefit from increased
#connectivity
0
7
20
Changing names to move one step further away from the Soviet past and today's Russia
0
7
19
The pendulum of Kazakhstan's foreign policy continues to swing, leading the country alternately closer to and further away from Russia
1
6
20
In
#CentralAsia
many steps forward have been made. But news like this one show how fragile the situation could be when it comes to
#ethnic
relations, even if ethnic affiliation is often just a pretext to vent social tensions with violence
#Kazakhstan
1
9
20
By using this way instead of the Karachi port (or Gwadar), China will increase regional connectivity, while at the same time undermine Pakistan's role in the field. Beijing gives with one hand and takes away with the other |
#CentralAsia
1
7
19
Not exactly a wise move by
#Mirziyoyev
. Sometimes silence is the best option, especially when you are pursuing a "modernizing authoritarianism" project in your country.
#Lukashenko
represents only the second part of the definition
#Uzbekistan
#CentralAsia
Shavkat Mirziyoyev talks with Alexander Lukashenko over phone, congratulates him on resounding triumph in presidential vote. Bilateral agenda & interaction within regional organizations discussed.
#Mirziyoyev
#phonetalk
#Belarus
#elections
#bilateralties
5
11
36
0
2
20
Another small step towards a greater ease of access to
#Kazakhstan
. It increasingly seems that
#Mirziyoyev
's
#Uzbekistan
has triggered a virtuous circle
#CentralAsia
0
4
19
Orhan
#Inandi
è stato portato in Turchia, vittima sia delle mire repressive di
#Erdogan
sia della povertà e della fame di investimenti della sua patria d'adozione, il
#Kirghizistan
. Racconto la sua vicenda nell'edizione odierna de
@ilfoglio_it
0
30
19
My article on the repercussions on Central Asia and on the relations between regional Republics and Moscow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine out today on
@ilfoglio_it
. Thanks to
@TUmarov
for the insights!
5
4
18
Putin, Erdogan and Raisi (and I add Mattarella, president of the Italian republic) are in Central Asia. Last week it was Macron's turn. The region certainly has great potential, but I think there is also a potential geopolitical "bubble" in the making
0
7
19
Great piece by
@IWPR
on the
#media
landscape in
#Turkmenistan
: "All of the country’s 27 newspapers, except one, are official state entities. A committe controls their activity. State employees must subscribe to particular newspapers/magazines"
#CentralAsia
0
13
18
Such statements are the standard. The problem is that by now every time Putin talks about integration with Central Asia or the Caucasus, his words sound like more or less explicit threats
3
5
19
For
#Tajikistan
, the worst-case scenario materialised. The Tajik authorities have always strongly opposed the Taliban. A further militarisation of the border is likely and
#Rahmon
will try to get funds from everyone. Possible flow of refugees as well
3
3
18
Domani sarà una giornata importante per il
#Kazakhstan
. Cercheremo di capire l'impatto delle elezioni parlamentari allargando lo sguardo anche alla dimensione regionale (
#Kyrgyzstan
su tutti). Grazie a
@FedDirittiUmani
e
@ODFoundation
per l'invito!
#CentralAsia
0
2
18
Proud to share this article I wrote for
@CentralAsiaProg
on
#Uzbekistan
and the propaganda initiatives in the country regarding
#Covid_19
. Spoiler:
#Mirziyoyev
's ambivalence a confirmation of the "modernizing authoritarianism" model
#CentralAsia
0
7
18
Il Kazakistan ha ricevuto minacce dalla macchina di propaganda vicina a Putin, in Uzbekistan (pare per le pressioni russe) il Ministro degli Esteri si è dovuto dimettere. Tira una brutta aria in Asia Centrale. Il mio pezzo per
@ilfoglio_it
0
6
19
I am very proud that my article "
#Uzbekistan
and
#COVID19
: A Communication Perspective" has been included in the ebook "COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CENTRAL ASIA: Crisis Management, Economic Impact, and Social Transformations" by
@CentralAsiaProg
#CentralAsia
1
5
19
Well done,
#Berdy
. So as not to admit the risk
#Turkmenistan
is facing (why close
#Ashgabat
otherwise) Arkadag has impoverished his country's already disastrous health system. It's a good gesture towards
#Iran
, but made at the expense of Turkmens
#Covid_19
2
8
17
#Berdy
ordered to develop
#oil
production and to attract
#FDI
. Arkadag can order whatever he wants, but unless he changes the internal procedures/regulations, no foreign companies (apart from Chinese/Russian) are going to bet on
#Turkmenistan
#CentralAsia
2
9
19
Glad to have been included in the
#CentralAsia
Researcher Directory of the
@OxusSociety
, among many scholars, researchers and journalists with a great knowledge of the area!
1
0
18
#Belarus
and now
#Kyrgyzstan
. Completely different contexts, but if I were Rahmon I would be a bit worried in view of next Sunday's elections in
#Tajikistan
#CentralAsia
1
2
18
#Uzbekistan
set to become a
#windpower
giant, not only in
#CentralAsia
but globally: "Saudi Arabia’s ACWA power will invest $1.1bn building a wind farm as large as 1GW, propelling fossil-reliant Uzbekistan from nowhere into the wind power big league"
1
8
15
Bad news for
#Berdy
, as
#China
increases
#LNG
imports and reduces that from
#Turkmenistan
: "China's pipeline gas imports from TKM fell 1.5% m/m in Nov, in Jan-Nov, imports down 14.9%. Gas imports from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan increased in Nov"
#CentralAsia
0
5
17
Super interesting piece by
@colleenwood_
and
@sher_khashimov
on social media activism in
#Tajikistan
: "The regime capitalises on the population’s memories of the war to justify an iron grip on freedom of expression and association"
#CentralAsia
#Instagram
0
9
17
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the death of
#Niyazov
aka Turkmenbashi and the surprising rise to power of
#Berdymukhammedov
aka Arkadag. 14 years that for
#Turkmenistan
have "simply" meant a further descent into isolationism, closure and misery
#CentralAsia
0
5
16
An extract of a
#Mirziyoyev
's interview with
@NAR
: "
#Uzbekistan
's most urgent and important policy goal is to be admitted to the
#WTO
/ The
#Uzbek
president described the election as "the first step for Uzbekistan to join the ranks of advanced democracies"
0
7
16
"The Summit of the Central Asian leaders and the German Chancellor will be held on September 29 in Berlin. The meeting in such format will be held for the first time. The Chancellor will receive the President of Kazakhstan a day earlier"
0
9
17
The burden of receiving refugees cannot be left on the shoulders of
#Uzbekistan
and
#Tajikistan
alone. The US and the EU should provide funding and a privileged corridor out of
#Afghanistan
's regional neighbours |
#CentralAsia
#Taliban
1
8
16
Interesting article. Only the headline is quite misleading: so far
#CentralAsia
|n regimes have been extraordinarily capable of maintain stability, at the expense of their citizens. I do agree that
#Uzbekistan
represents a big hope, but for openness
3
2
17
Final failure of the
#Turkmenistan
-sponsored
#TAPI
project. The Taliban have reassured on the safety of a possible pipeline, but their lack of reliability (especially in the eyes of India) will make it impossible to develop the project
3
3
16
I am fascinated by the graphic style used by
#Mirziyoyev
's
#press
office to communicate the telephone conversations of the President of
#Uzbekistan
. It reminds me of those used in boxing matches to show fighters
#Turkmenistan
#CentralAsia
#Berdy
1
5
17
"A Russian passport can greatly help to ease the process of migration, though many Tajiks hold ambivalent feelings towards Russia. They enjoy freedom/facilities that are absent in rural
#Tajikistan
but they often experience racism/xenophobia"
#CentralAsia
0
13
17
Tokayev: "I would like to express our appreciation to the continuous and firm support of the US for our independence, territorial integrity, and sovereignty". Since the conflict in Ukraine began, these are the key words to use when arriving in Kazakhstan
0
4
15
"The victims of this 'authoritarian fantasy' are once more the citizens. Energy insecurity will translate into food insecurity". Great panel regarding
#Turkmenistan
, with many illuminating views on Berdy's denial of
#Covid_19
@anceschistan
@EdwardLemon3
@tahirmuh
0
6
16
Interesting to see if (in the medium term) Serdar has the will, and if so the ability, to at least try to change the situation in
#Turkmenistan
. There are precedents in other contexts (Mirziyoyev in
#Uzbekistan
), but the Turkmen situation is very different
1
6
16
In a year like this, in which traveling is impossible for
#COVID19
, an article and pictures like these are both a relief and a pain
#Tajikistan
#CentralAsia
0
4
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