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Editor’s Note: I met Al, the author of this post, while traveling through Central Asia this summer. Al has traveled extremely widely, spending significant time in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, from Mali to Haiti. …
While studying in Osh and traveling in Uzbekistan, I came to wonder about the “Luli,” or Central Asian gypsies (”gypsy” being a derogatory label not used by the Luli themselves). My only contact with them …
Drawing on decades of study about the area, Professor Frederick Starr is among the “old guard” of Central Asia academics. Most people with an interest in the region will have come across his work.
Starr …
Well, 2007 has come and gone, and to commemorate the new year, neweurasia recently asked its contributors and friends to survey the events of 2007 and evaluate which of them will go down in history …
As the year 2007 comes to a close, we at neweurasia thought it would be fun to pose the question: What was the most important event of the year? When historians update the textbooks …
[inspic=59,left,,175]With several references to “Canteen Frunze” by Asel (RUS) and Josh over at Registan, some of you might be wondering: “Who on earth is this ‘Frunze’ character.” Then again, you very well might not …
What do Brazil, Morocco, a TV show (allegedly) about cloning, and veiling in a Kyrgyz village have in common? Quite a lot, apparently.
Julie McBrien recently wrote a very interesting article in the ISIM Review …
The World Bank just released its annual “Doing Business” report for 2007, and there is good news for Central Asia (sort of). Eastern European Central Asian countries ranked among the best reformers for improving …
How many of you have had the pleasure of trying to convey a very basic understanding of Central Asia to a friend or acquaintance with no prior knowledge about the region? (”Yes, they are …
How serious is the Islamist threat in Central Asia? What is the future of Russian influence in the region? Is a regime change in Uzbekistan imminent? Whither Kyrgyzstan? Dr. Eric McGlinchey …
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