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Podcast: The Cosmopolitan
Episode: Gold Mining And Resource Nationalism In Kyrgyzstan
Description: Podcast: Majlis (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Gold Mining And Resource Nationalism In KyrgyzstanPub date: 2023-04-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationA recent Oxus Society report on Kyrgyzstan’s resource nationalism raises questions concerning officials’ messaging about the economic value of extracted mineral wealth and environmental conservation. The report finds that Kyrgyzstan’s vast gold reserves have enriched only a select few, and mining has caused irreparable ecological damage. Authorities often target those who object to mining projects. How is resource nationalism creating...