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EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The web site also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews and book reviews. Based in New York, EurasiaNet advocates open and informed discussion of issues that concern countries in the region. The web site presents a variety of perspectives on contemporary developments, utilizing a network of correspondents based both in the West and in the region. ... More » (Source: Eurasianet)
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Turkmenistan: One (Pre-Filled) Laptop Per Child
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Azerbaijan: Baku Moving to Restrict Online Free Speech?
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Zeromax’s Woes in Tashkent: GooGoosha’s Swan Song from Politics?
The apparent demise of Zeromax, Uzbekistan’s largest conglomerate, may provide insight into the political future of President Islam Karimov’s eldest daughter, Gulnara. ...Posted by Hannah Feldman -
Kazakhs marching in step with the Americans?
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Arrest Stirs Rumors Moscow is Tinkering in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan: Revolution Revisited
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Kyrgyzstan Enters Counter-Revolutionary Phase
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Soviet-Era Registration System Fosters Discontent in Kyrgyzstan
Azim Pasanov’s home on the outer limits of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, has no water and no electricity. Eighteen years after he moved there, his life remains unsettled. ...Posted by Hannah Feldman -
Kyrgyzstan: Informal Hijab Ban Stirring Controversy
Recent political changes in Kyrgyzstan have not tempered a brewing social and cultural quandary in southern provinces. An increasing number of citizens of the South are ...Posted by Hannah Feldman -
The Political Economy of War and Peace in Afghanistan
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