Förderung der Demokratie im autoritären Tadschikistan – macht die Schweiz einen Unterschied?

This article explores in a nuanced way, whether democracy promotion fulfills its goal in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. As the article points out, Tajikistan stays in a Swiss-led IMF-group, but has – since Switzerland started its activitied 30 years ago – long turned to a far more authoritarian, pro-Russian stance. And the goals of Swiss activities like supporting public service in digitization may have a questinable impact.

In this times where foreign aid is questioned by the US, this seems a very relevant case study.