
PopSci, episode 4: Why are there so many conspiracy theories, and is the Soviet legacy still relevant in Central Asia?
In the fourth episode of ‘PopSci,’ Assistant Professor Iftikhar Lodhi of NU GSPP and postdoctoral scholar Zhanibek Arynov of NU GSPP try to unravel the complexities of foreign affairs and geopolitics: Is World War III possible in the near future? Is the UN still relevant? Why are there so many conspiracy theories? Is the Soviet legacy still relevant in Central Asia? Assistant Professor Iftikhar Lodhi believes that there is no way Kazakhstan could ever escape from the Soviet influence. “I have spent most of my life in Singapore.








