by Alexander Gupta | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
On the evening of Sunday, June 8th 2014, 10 terrorists allegedly from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) infiltrated Pakistan’s largest and busiest airport. The terrorists attacked the Jinnah International Airport in the sprawling, seaport city of Karachi. ...
by Alexander Gupta | Jun 23, 2014 | Monitor
This month marks the official closing of the Transit Center at Manas in north Kyrgyzstan. The Transit Center at Manas was an American air base setup after the September 11th attacks to support the war in Afghanistan. The Kyrgyzstani government ordered the U.S. to...
by raffaellopantucci | Jan 28, 2013 | Monitor
Slightly delayed posting of my latest piece, this time with my sometime co-author and friend Li Lifan looking again at China-Russia and Central Asia. This was part of a series that Ben edited at Open Democracy Russia which seems to have attracted some attention. As...
by raffaellopantucci | Jan 20, 2013 | Monitor
A kick-off to the new year with Alex on China-Central Asia with an overview for Jamestown Foundations’ China Brief. This is part of our ongoing project looking at China in Central Asia about which we have a number of large publications coming this year. China...
by raffaellopantucci | Jul 26, 2012 | Monitor
A new post over at China in Central Asia, the site I am managing as part of my large long-term project looking at Chinese influence and interest in Central Asia. This time about a part of Tajikistan where trouble has recently erupted which we visited earlier this...
