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Tajikistan: Revolutionary situation or a Resilient state?
12/01/2010 By Anna Matveeva
Since 2008, after the period of relative growth and social stability, the situation in Tajikistan has been steadily deteriorating; thus leading to increased speculation that the country could emerge as a failing state. Given its proximity to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the role it plays in the Northern Distribution Network, a line that funnels military supplies from Europe to NATO ISAF troops in Afghanistan, the ramifications of potential instability in Tajikistan would resonate beyond the country. The current brief assesses to what extent such danger is in fact real by outlining developments in the key areas of economy and security, and examining the regime’s coping capacity to deal with emerging challenges.
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Keywords
Central Asia and Russia Security State building TajikistanRelated publications
- Beyond the Border Management Programme for Central Asia (BOMCA)
- Central Asia's growing partnership with China
Bio author: Anna Matveeva
Dr Anna Matveeva is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Crisis States Research Centre at the London School of Economics. She also works as an international consultant on peacebuilding and conflict prevention issues for international organisations including the UN, European Commission and the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
