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Comparing the Middle East & North Africa with Central Asia

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Learn about the uncanny similarities and substantial differences between the Middle East/North Africa and Central Asia in this joint special collection from Muftah and Perspectives on Central Asia.

 

Comparing the Middle East and North Africa with Central Asia

At first glance, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Central Asia appear to be remarkably similar. Both have recently experienced colonial rule; MENA...
Evelyn Crunden
April 20th, 2016
 

The Struggle for Land in the Middle East and Central Asia

subsidBusy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads. Our only trouble is that we haven't...
Brent Hierman
April 20th, 2016
 

Central Asia and the Middle East Are Still Haunted by Their Colonial Pasts

When the Arab Spring erupted in late 2011, many analysts predicted the violence would spread to Central Asia. Like many Middle Eastern states, Central Asian...
Raymond Hinnebusch
Sally Cummings
April 20th, 2016
 

Envisioning the Future in Doha and Astana

Across centuries and geographies, political elites have used the construction of capital cities as a central tool of governance. Through iconic buildings,...
Kristin Eggeling
April 20th, 2016
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