Central Asia

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2 March 2010
A Semi-Soviet Union is Born

Many Kazakhs fear the new Russian-led customs union will be a very unequal partnership.

By Kenjali Tinibai
 
24 February 2010
Deprivation, Disease, and Death

Tremendous crowding and shortages in Turkmen prisons mean that too many who go in never come out.

By EurasiaNet
 
23 February 2010
Bad Behavior Premium

TOL podcast: Freedom House’s Christopher Walker on Kazakhstan’s OSCE missteps and their meaning.

By Jeremy Druker
 
22 February 2010
Going to Extremes Premium
One nine-letter word has been a godsend to autocrats who want to put a respectable face on their excesses.
By Alyaksandr Yanusik
 
17 February 2010
Slow-Motion Catastrophe

Some Mongolians are in the grips of a humanitarian crisis that will last at least through the winter. From EurasiaNet.

By Andrew Cullen
 
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15 February 2010
Democracy, Donors, and Local Elections

A commentary from a decade ago protested that the West ignores the authoritarian reality in Kyrgyzstan.

By L.M. Handrahan
 

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