Two stories to link for you today.
The first comes from Foreign Policy.  It ran ten days ago, but forgive my lateness. The internet operates at a different velocity in Kazakhstan, Foreign Policy is …

According to a recent interview with newly re-elected President Bakiev, Russia is interested in building another military installation in Kyrgyzstan.  Not a base, per se, but a training center to help combat regional terrorism.  Central …

For the readers outside of Kazakhstan, here is a post of pictures from Almaty and the surrounding region.  All of them depict signage and graffiti and were taken between June and August of this year.  …