Peter Leonard
Central Asia editor and journalist specializing in the region with extensive reporting on post-Soviet Central Asia, providing on-the-ground analysis of Tajikistan's geography, history and economy.
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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.
