Latest posts by Nathan Hamm
Turkmenistan: The Banned Disease
Abdulgamid says that Turkmenistan's government is finally showing some willingness to deal with HIV/AIDS.
Afghanistan: Kuchi Incursion
Mohammad Fahim Khairy says that nomadic Pashtun tribes exploit and abuse the Hazaras of central Afghanistan.
Kazakhstan: Celebrating Astana
At neweurasia, Adam reports that enormous sums are being poured into lavish celebrations of Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
Tajikistan: Iranian Investment
Vadim reports on why Iran invests in Tajikistan.
Central Asia: Literature in Translation
Birds’ Books uses Uzbek author Hamid Ismailov's The Railway, one of the rare contemporary Central Asian novels translated into English, as a jumping off point for a discussion of Central Asian literature, language, translation, and the impact of modernism and the Soviet Union on Central Asia.
Afghanistan: Charms of Bamiyan
Kabul Diary writes on a visit to Bamiyan and the charm of the people who live there.
Afghanistan: Unintended Consequence
Joshua Foust says that one of the positive unintended consequences of the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan is an improvement in the condition of homosexuals.
Kyrgyzstan: Manas Curriculum
Bonnie Boyd discusses the inclusion of Kyrgyzstan's national epic into the national curriculum. The epic, Manas, is nearly half a million verses long and tells the deeds of the hero Manas and his descendants to secure Kyrgyz independence.
Kazakhstan: Loss of Soviet Architecture
At neweurasia, Daniel reports on the destruction of historical Soviet architecture in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Cultural Festival
Özgecan reports on the recent Kazakh cultural festival in Munich.
Afghanistan: Poppy Prescription
My State Failure Blog offers up some policy prescriptions for combating opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.
Turkmenistan: Cellular Boom
neweurasia reports on signs of looming rapid growth of mobile communications in Turkmenistan.
Kazakhstan: Party Mergers
Adam says that with early parliamentary elections seeming more and more likely, Kazakhstan's opposition parties are uniting.
Armenia: Traffic Accidents
Nazarian says that since Armenian traffic police started using mobile patrols, the number of reported traffic accidents has increased. He is quick to remind that corelation is not causation.
Afghanistan: Female Journalists Murdered
Afghan Lord reports on the murder of two female journalists in Afghanistan.
Tajikistan: The Problem with Corruption
Andrea Dall'Olio explains what's wrong with bribes even when it becomes a widely accepted way of doing business using Tajikistan as an illustrative example.
Tajikistan: Melting Glaciers
Vadim reports on Tajikistan's melting glaciers.
Afghanistan: Disease Eradication
Bonnie Boyd reports on efforts to eradicate various diseases in Afghanistan.
Armenia: National Glue
At Blogrel, Harmick wonders whether or not a shared sense of pain resulting from the experience of genocide is the glue that gives Armenians around the world a shared sense of identity, and worries whether or not that sense of shared identity would vanish if the community decided to put...
Georgia: Swine Fever
Cuttino's Georgian Life covers the outbreak of African swine fever in Georgia and says that this threatens a centerpiece of Georgian cuisine.
Azerbaijan: Missile Defense & Cooperation
neweurasia and Non Pon say that Vladimir Putin's proposal for the US to put a missile defense system in Azerbaijan is a rare opportunity for cooperation in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
