New study adds to Caucasus’ brag sheet: Cradle of lettuce Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region. David Trilling Sep 17, 2021
Chinese geneticists link Kyrgyz to Pakistanis, while raising thorny ethical questions The DNA was collected in western China’s police state, Xinjiang. Could the subjects have said no without fearing retribution? David Trilling Sep 13, 2021
Under pressure, Uzbek researchers flood academia with nonsense Some 98 percent of the articles Uzbek academics publish abroad appear in discredited journals. David Trilling Aug 3, 2021
Chinese researchers calculate Central Asia’s water waste, agriculture potential If Central Asian farmers don’t radically change how they use water, the region will not feed China. David Trilling Apr 27, 2021
Domesticated sheep grazed Fergana millennia earlier than thought – new paper New technologies have allowed archeologists to re-examine how domestic animals spread from the Middle East to Asia. David Trilling Apr 21, 2021
China’s water use threatens Kazakhstan’s other big lake Climate change, farming and a lack of cooperation risk another Aral Sea disaster. David Trilling Mar 17, 2021
Statistics show Central Asia underreporting COVID deaths New calculations suggest Uzbekistan is the world leader in misleading COVID mortality statistics. David Trilling Feb 18, 2021
High remittances erode poor countries’ competitive advantage – new study Labor migration keeps millions from extreme poverty. But in the Caucasus and Central Asia it has created a vicious circle that undercuts job creation at home, a new study says. David Trilling Feb 4, 2021
Poll shows Uzbeks, like neighbors, growing leery of Chinese investments Uzbekistan logs the biggest increase in ambivalence toward China. David Trilling Oct 22, 2020
Eurasian millions in London: Meet the enablers As British legal tools catch up with the post-Soviet elite, their bankers, lawyers and reputation managers are entering the spotlight. David Trilling Mar 17, 2020
Photo review: Soviet propaganda, tamed with time Many subjects are exotic props in a global class war. But the hard edge has dulled over the decades. David Trilling Feb 21, 2020
2019: Eurasianet’s year in review Our managing editor recaps the trends and stories that dominated the year, and shares a few of his favorite pieces. David Trilling Dec 30, 2019
Borrowing blind: Why we don’t know how much Eurasia owes China Dissecting what a groundbreaking new economics paper means for Central Asia. David Trilling Oct 23, 2019
Turkic Council expands as trade falls Can Uzbekistan inject life into a moribund talk shop? David Trilling Oct 21, 2019
Before Uzbekistan’s cotton industry exploded, a Russian general made these pictures His reports to the tsar make a fascinating historical record. David Trilling Apr 26, 2019
Selfies with Karimov: Photographing in Uzbekistan The dead president’s long shadow is fading. But he’s still Instagramable. David Trilling Apr 12, 2019
Satellites confirm Turkmenistan is not rebuilding homes it destroyed Many homes that Turkmenistan’s leader demolished as part of a beautification campaign have not been replaced. Earthrise Media, David Trilling Jan 30, 2019
An eclipse over Samarkand left us a treasure Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s first trip to Central Asia in 1907 was a bust – except for the photographs he made. David Trilling Dec 31, 2018
2018: Eurasianet’s year in review Our managing editor recaps the top stories of the year. David Trilling Dec 28, 2018
Uzbek artist builds on Central Asia's epic tradition Qyrq Qyz features traditional music on an unmistakably 21st century stage. Maria Mammina, David Trilling Mar 14, 2018
