Islamic Radicalism In Central Asia

The Middle East has exploded with the so-called Arab Spring and the resurgence of Jihadi parties especially the Muslim Brotherhood. This explosion has diverted attention from Central Asia which is slowly and methodically becoming the hot bed of Jihadi activity especially concerning Hizb ut-Tahrir. What happens in Central Asia will have tremendous consequences for Europe [...]

Fergana Valley Rep Inaccurate

Fergana Valley’s Violent Reputation ‘Inaccurate’ – Analysts By John Feffer WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (IPS) – The Fergana Valley in the centre of Central Asia has a reputation for instability, violent conflict, and Islamic fundamentalism. The three countries whose borders intersect in this densely populated mountainous region – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan – have struggled to [...]

Central Asia Ready to Explode

Radicalism casts shadow on Central Asia By Maria Golovnina February 10, 2010  ALMATY Central Asia is a ticking bomb waiting to go off. Long ignored as a myth whipped up by the authorities to justify political repression, a surge in radical Islam in the former Soviet region has become a reality for the West fighting [...]

US Black Ops In Central Asia

US Special Forces’ Black Ops in Central Asia Keeping Islamic Militants in Check Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:10 EurasiaNet by Deirdre Tynan US Special Operations Forces have permission to enter Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on a “case-by-case” basis when conducting counter-terrorism operations, US Central Command has confirmed. Other sources tell EurasiaNet.org that US Special [...]

From Ferghana Valley To South Waziristan

This article describes the emerging Jihadi threats from the Ferghana Valley to Pakistan’s South Waziristan. The Jihadi activity has seriously short- and longterm consequences for the US and her allies. PDF: CSIS_EvolvingThreatCentralAsianJihadists

Facing the Terrorist Challenge

Though almost every Central Asian state is engaged to some degree in a discourse on security sector reform, democratic oversight of the security sector, and civil-military relations, it would be incorrect to assume that the joint efforts of European, Transatlantic, regional and national actors (including the media, civil society and academia) have led to homogenous [...]

The Impact of Terrorism and Conflict On Growth In Central Asia

This paper quantifies the impact of terrorism and conflicts on income per capita growth in Asia for 1970–2004. Our panel estimations show that transnational terrorist attacks had a significant growth-limiting effect. Transnational terrorism reduces growth by crowding in government expenditures. An internal conflict has the greatest growth concern, about twice that of transnational terrorism. For [...]

Threat Rise In Ferghana Valley

Central Asia and Caucasus: Terrorist Threat on Rise in Ferghana Valley – US State Department Submitted by Anonymous on May 7, 2009 – 7:00pm Joshua Kucera [1] Caucasus [2] Central Asia [3] May 7, 2009 – 8:00pm The threat posed by Islamic militant groups in Central Asia, especially in the Kyrgyz and Tajik portions of the [...]

Spilt In Central Asia?

Hizb-ut-Tahrir Faces Internal Split in Central Asia Submitted by Anonymous on October 20, 2003 – 7:00pm Alisher Khamidov [1] Central Asia [2] Eurasia Insight [3] October 20, 2003 – 8:00pm There are indications that internal differences over strategy and tactics are threatening the cohesion of the underground radical Islamic organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Central Asia. Internecine rivalries [...]

Central Asia’s Next Big Threat

This article is reposted with the permission of The Journal of International Security Affairs. I asked for the permission to post the article in its entirety because I believe it reveals the very real and present danger of Hizb ut-Tahrir. This group has flown under the radar for quite a while and there are scholars [...]