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After 100 days, what's new in the “new Armenia”?

Bradley Jardine, Grigor Atanesian, Joshua Kucera Aug 17, 2018
The new government's young team is pursuing an ambitious housecleaning, thrilling its core supporters but raising questions about overreach.

Tajikistan’s kandakori – a millennial craft keeps going strong

Photos by Nozim Kalandarov Aug 16, 2018
We traveled to Isfara, in Tajikistan’s north, where masters are training new generations in the craft.

After high-profile murder, Kazakhstan’s police seek makeover

Almaz Kumenov Aug 14, 2018
Kazakhstan’s police are rarely seen as wanting to help people

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Kazakhstan: Major retailer suing over website ban
Aug 17, 2018
Authorities say they intervened to stop children from seeing pictures of sex toys online.
Azerbaijan starts blocking online pornography
Bradley Jardine Aug 17, 2018
While Azerbaijan is well known for blocking other sorts of information online, this appears to be the first time it's targeted pornography.
Sex webcam scene thriving in Kyrgyzstan
Aug 16, 2018
Moralizing vigilantes are busy unmasking performers as police claim they can do nothing.
Anti-Russia sanctions torpedo Kazakhstan’s currency
Almaz Kumenov Aug 16, 2018
Demand for dollars has been strong the whole summer.
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Georgia’s predatory lenders are punishing the poor

Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 15, 2018
Georgian indebtedness has reached crisis proportions. And lenders take scant look at customers’ creditworthiness.

Turkmenistan: Caspian windfall can’t come quickly enough

Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 14, 2018
A landmark agreement may provide Turkmenistan with long-term opportunities, but short-term risks mount
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Istanbul's storied 'suitcase trade' with ex-USSR remains resilient despite downturn

Kyrgyzstan: Death at Swift Horse Lake

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan shuttle trade booms, but for how long?

Ra-Si-Ya: How Kyrgyzstan supported Russia in the World Cup

Armenians mark genocide anniversary, but this year the mood is lighter

Kyrgyzstan: In Kazarman, nothing gold can stay

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The Red Legacy: Evaluating the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution

The Big Draw: Selling the Soviet Past
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The Central Asianist Podcast: Of politics and patronage in Kyrgyzstan

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Episode 4: Examining Trump's Batumi Deal

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Episode 22: The Changing Situation of Central Asian Labor Migrants in Russia
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