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Can Tajikistan fix Central Asia’s water crisis?

Tajikistan has emerged as a leading advocate for global water cooperation. Yet as the water crisis worsens across Central Asia and beyond, finding solutions has become increasingly urgent. Get full access to Turan Tales at turantales.substack.com/subscribe

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  Episode 44: Why does China have an image problem in Central Asia?

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  Episode 43: Has Islam ever posed a threat to the Uzbek state?

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  Episode 42: Why Central Asia still needs akyns - the poets who speak truth…

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  Episode 41: Hashish and survival in rural Kyrgyzstan

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  Episode 40: Abdulla Qodiriy's "Bygone Days" and the fight for intellectual…

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  Episode 39: What cinema can tell us about Central Asia

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  Iya’s lifelines: A Jewish journey to survival in Central Asia

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  Episode 38: Inside Turan. The Persian legacy in Central Asia

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  Episode 37: What has become of Russia's Wartime exiles in Central Asia?

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  Episode 36: Why is crypto growing in Central Asia - and who benefits?

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  Episode 35: Who is crying for Tashiev? The end of Kyrgyzstan's ruling duo

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  Rainbow Almaty: The end of a queer dream

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  Episode 34: Tengrism in Central Asia. From ancient belief to cultural phen…

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  Episode 33: Lessons on independence from the former Soviet republics

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  Episode 32: Kazakh women across centuries. From the yurt to digital resist…