John Heathershaw
Professor of international relations and Central Asia specialist focused on authoritarian politics and post-conflict Tajikistan, offering expertise on Emomali Rahmon's rule, elections, and elite dynamics.
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Dec 27, 2020 • 1h 28min
33 - The Geopolitics of Tajikistan
Edward Lemon, researcher on Central Asian security; John Heathershaw, professor of authoritarian politics; Peter Leonard, Central Asia journalist. They map Tajikistan’s harsh terrain and wartime roots. Conversation covers Rahmon’s patronal rule and succession risks. They explore remittances, smuggling and heroin routes. The panel weighs Russia’s and China’s competing influence and the limits of outside aid.
