Can the peaks and pitfalls of the consumer economics of information technology teach us something about Kyrgyzstan’s recent past, its present, and its likely future? neweurasia’s Nils thinks so. Applying “hype cycle theory”, he compares the interim government to a new electronic consumer product and the Kyrgyz public to the network of users with some enlightening results.

Most residents of Bishkek have watched the horrible events in Southern Kyrgyzstan with horror. Overall the situation in the capital remains relatively calm, business on the streets proceeds mostly as usual, people go to work …

The period of 40 days of mourning for the victims of the revolution has just passed. Throughout the last few weeks, rumors about the things that would follow worried the locals in Bishkek. As I …

Thinking about things that Westerners can learn from Central Asia is not as difficult as it sounds. While I find myself thinking how easy and comfortable some things happen at home in Germany quite often …

As the situation in Kyrgyzstan’s south remains uncertain, Bishkek seems to be gearing up for more civil strife. neweurasia’s Nils reports on preparations shopping districts are taking to protect themselves in the event of more riots this weekend and next Monday. Readers from the city are invited to leave comments if they have noticed similar actions taken in their neighborhoods.

A huge crowd of mostly male Kyrgyz just passed by on Sovietskaya, waving blue flags and carrying blue handkerchiefs. They are led by several police cars, so I assume this is a sign of the …

I was quite surprised this morning. When I drove by Ala-Too Sqare I saw hundreds of people gathering. I watched the crowd a while. A mobile stage with speakers was erected right behind the national …

It is a slow development but becomes obvious in many parts of life in Bishkek – prices rise as import goods don’t reach Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz borders with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are still closed after …

For a business trip I had to leave Kyrgyzstan in the middle of the revolution events. I left on Friday April 9th, just two days after the uprising started. On my way to the airport …

For me it is interesting to see some of the developments related to the Kyrgyz uprising last week. I found for example the evolution of volunteer guards impressive. Bishkek citizens came together to protect their …