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Ivar Dale

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“should bring back the focus [on human rights] if the C5+1 format is to be taken seriously going forward”

Ivar Dale · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Dale said the US State Department should bring back its focus on human rights if the C5+1 format is to be taken seriously going forward.

verbatim, matched to source Al Jazeera
“There are uncomfortable similarities between Trump’s worldview and established authoritarian regimes like Tajikistan and Turkmenistan,”

Ivar Dale · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Dale told Al Jazeera that there are uncomfortable similarities between Trump's worldview and authoritarian regimes like Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

verbatim, matched to source Al Jazeera
“However, Marco Rubio probably has a better understanding of Central Asia and the challenges there than does [Vice President] JD Vance and [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth,”

Ivar Dale · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Dale said Rubio likely has a better understanding of Central Asia and its challenges than Vice President JD Vance or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

verbatim, matched to source Al Jazeera
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