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Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstani Narratives About Aktobe Solidify
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyzstan's mine headache, European and Eurasian integration, timekeeping in the Pamirs; weekend reads.
Washington’s Budgets for Central Asia Grow
By Catherine Putz
But the tension between security and human rights hamstrings U.S. policy.
2 Kyrgyz Human Rights Activists Sue President Atambayev
By Catherine Putz
Tolekan Ismailova and Aziza Abdyrasulova are getting their day in court.
Nazarbayev Speaks: Warns of a Color Revolution in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh president blamed instigators from abroad for recent violence and protests.
Who is the Kyrgyz Tycoon with a Posh London Apartment?
By Casey Michel
Hint: his company once hired U.S. rapper Chingy to plug its vodka.
Kyrgyz Authorities Move to Seize Jailed Activists Home
By Catherine Putz
Why--if Azimjan Askarov was convicted in 2010--are the authorities moving only now to seize his property?
Eurasian Economic Union Leaders Meet in Astana
By Catherine Putz
Despite uneven progress, the talks focused on continued expansion and cooperation with other regional economic vehicles.
India and Pakistan to Join SCO, Is Iran Next?
By Catherine Putz
After 15 years, the group is set to expand this summer.
Kyrgyzstan: Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union and Its Discontents
By Franco Galdini and Elyor Nematov
At Dordoi Bazaar, the economic promise of the EEU appears remote.
ISIS and Central Asia: A Shifting Recruiting Strategy
By Uran Botobekov
The region’s leaders must ask themselves if they are ready to deal with new threats tailored to recruit the discontented.
Andijan and its Boogeymen
By Catherine Putz
Uzbek corruption, Chinese influence in Kazakhstan, and hipsters; weekend reads.
Controversial 'Foreign Agents' Bill Shot Down in Kyrgyz Parliament
By Catherine Putz
NGOs in Kyrgyzstan will be happy to know that the so-called Foreign Agents Bill won't become law. At least not yet.