Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from January, 2007
Armenia: Bangladesh
Tirami Su explains how Yerevan ended up with a neighborhood called Bangladesh.
Turkmenistan: Party Time
At neweurasia, Peter says that Turkmenistan's acting president is continuing to push liberalizing reforms.
Central Asia: European Policy
Registan.net writes about German proposals for a new European Union policy on Central Asia, and neweurasia responds, wondering why we don't hear more on Europe's efforts to renew ties with...
Tajikistan: Glimpse of a Wedding
Gulru offers a glimpse of a Tajik wedding at neweurasia.
Afghanistan: Unconventional
Joshua Foust says that NATO has realized a bit too late that Afghanistan is an unconventional conflict.
Armenia: Hrant Dink Roundup
Onnik Krikorian rounds up both the Armenian blogosphere and the Turkish blogosphere on Hrant Dink's murder.
Afghanistan: State of the Union
Safrang says that Afghanistan was not mentioned enough in President Bush's State of the Union Speech.
Armenia: Dink & the Blockade
David of The Armenian Economist writes that though in the wake of the Hrant Dink's murder the Turkish press is making some encouraging statements regarding relations with Armenians, what would...
Armenia: Hrant Dink Memorial
AllFOLK's Blog and Oneworld Multimedia have photos from the public memorial in Yerevan for Hrant Dink.
Tajikistan: IRP Strategy
At neweurasia, Alexander reports on the new political strategy of the Islamic Renaissance Party.
Kazakhstan: Foreigners & Oil
The Roberts Report explains why Kazakhstan's government is taking steps to decrease the number of foreign workers in the oil sector and stop the resale of licenses to develop oil...
Kyrgyzstan: Government Stalemate
Sean Roberts says that Kyrgyzstan's president may have backed the parliament into a corner again by putting it in the position of accepting his nominee for prime minister or facing...
Kyrgyzstan: Foreign Policy
Inga reports on Kyrgyzstan's foreign policy strategy at neweurasia.
Tajikistan: Pearl of the East
Gulru begins blogging about Tajikistan for neweurasia with a post on the city of Khujand, the Pearl of the East.
Kyrgyzstan: Cutting Down Corruption
Yulia reports on a novel proposal, surely to never to come into law, for fighting corruption among state employees in Kyrgyzstan, severing of digits and hands.
Kazakhstan: Cooking Manti
News from the Caravan posts a recipe for manti, a dish made in not just Kazakhstan, but also in the rest of Central Asia, Mongolia, and Turkey.
Uzbekistan: Presidential Term Expires
Registan.net says that the term of Uzbekistan's president expires today, depending on how you look at it.
Kazakhstan: World Class Sports
Ben Paarmann says that Kazakhstan, unlike other Central Asian states, is a home for world class sports.
Tajikistan: Stealing Phone Cables
Vadim reports that poverty and high prices for nonferrous metals are driving people in Tajikistan to steal telephone wires.
Kazakhstan: The Innovative Mr. Vassilenko
At neweurasia, Arthur reports on Roman Vassilenko, the spokesman of Kazakhstan's embassy to the United States and Canada, his innovative use of the internet, and his skillful handling of the...
Armenia: Mourning Hrant Dink
Zarchka writes about mourning Hrant Dink and attending the vigil for him in Yerevan. Oneworld Multimedia has photos of the vigil as well as many more posts on Dink.
