Uzbekistan: Changing the face of tourism Tashkent hopes to double tourist arrivals by 2025, but is the deluge sustainable? Paul Bartlett Dec 23, 2021
Tajikistan provides solace to soccer junkies The Central Asian dictatorship insists it has no cases of coronavirus. So the beautiful game must go on. Paul Bartlett Apr 2, 2020
Uzbekistan: Captain America throws his mighty Ikat! Kaipova is broadening the appeal of traditional weaving by integrating pop culture themes. Paul Bartlett Mar 6, 2020
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan: Goat polo hits the big screen The movie could help bring this exotic sport to a wider audience Paul Bartlett Sep 24, 2018
Kazakhstan: Giant Squirrel Stirs Backlash The Almaty rodent is made from straw and is 12 meters tall. Paul Bartlett Jul 11, 2018
Kazakhstan: Tackling Taboos Through Theater Bringing politics to the stage can be difficult in a country where open discussion of government is implicitly discouraged. Paul Bartlett Feb 20, 2018
Rumors of The Death of Stalin's Death in Kazakhstan Exaggerated The screening was such a hit at the Almaty cinema that the audience broke into applause as the credits rolled. Paul Bartlett Feb 2, 2018
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Revamp Tests Official Pledge on Public Dialogue Try surfing in landlocked Uzbekistan? Or maybe check out the dolphinarium in Tashkent, a city 2,000 kilometers away from the nearest ocean? Why not? Paul Bartlett Oct 4, 2017
