Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from November, 2005
Armenia: Youth Activism
Oneworld Multimedia discusses the lack of youth activism in Armenia compared to Azerbaijan and Georgia, but reports that this may be changing.
Poland: Ban War
the beatroot reports that Poland's conservatives and the EU's liberals have more in common than they might think.
Slovenia: Esteem
The Glory of Carniola reports that Slovenes have remarkably high self-esteem according to a recent study.
Afghanistan: History & Identity
Mirwais of Afghan Reality writes on Afghanistan's history and Afghan identity.
Turkmenistan: Elections
neweurasia reports on upcoming elections in Turkmenistan and changes to electoral laws that remove the requirement that the president be an ethnic Turkmen.
Armenia: Talent
Ara Manoogian says that he has encountered quite a bit of talent in Armenia in recent days.
Armenia: Khash
Christian Garbis reports on the tradition of celebrating a new baby with a meal of khash.
Hungary: Economic Fun and Games
Pestiside.hu reports that the Hungarian government has posted an online game offering citizens the chance to experience the difficulties of creating a government budget and the opportunity to submit the budgets they come up with.
Russia: The Perils of Driving
Yuri Mamchur reports on the long list of perils of driving in Russia.
Azerbaijan: The Week in Politics
neweurasia has a roundup of the week's political news from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan: Elivator Ettiquette
Carpetblogger reports on the need for elivator ettiquette in Baku.
Kyrgyzstan: Youth Policy
Mirsuljan Namazaliev discusses youth policy in Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan: Public Enemy
A Kazakh official says that his government does not rule out the possibility of bringing charges against Sacha Bara Cohen a.k.a. Ali G because of his character, Borat, who poses as a Kazakh. KZblog discusses the reactions to Borat in Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan: Demystifying Sunshine
Olesya of neweurasia discusses the Sunshine Coalition, an Uzbek opposition party, and a representative of the coalition responds in the comments.
Uzbekistan: Settling Andijon's Refugees
Registan.net reports that Uzbek refugees from Andijon currently in Romania are a step close to final resettlement.
Mongolia: Spelling Disaster
New Mongols reacts to the news that Mongolia will change its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin.
Armenia: TV
Ara Manoogian has been watching a lot of Armenian television lately and reports that what he is seeing is bad for the country.
Armenia: A Family Starts
Martuni or Bust!!! reports on Yerevan wedding traditions.
Afghanistan: Beyond Kabul
Afghan Reality applauds the recent news of a new 5-star hotel in Kabul, but says more must be done to develop the country beyond Kabul.
Images from Azerbaijan: Standing For Democracy
“Azadliq Supporter” by commonroman This photo shows a supporter of Azerbaijan's opposition Azadliq (“Freedom”) electoral bloc standing outside one of the bloc's buildings two days after last weekend's parliamentary elections. The vote has been condemned as rigged by observers and the opposition. Backers of the opposition have already held one...
Russia: Curious Characters
Russian Marketing Blog reports on the use of English words in print advertising despite a majority of the population's inability to read Latin characters.
