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One Dictatorship's Answer to Declining Newspapers Sales: Force People to Buy Subscriptions
The autocratic government of Turkmenistan now requires state employees to subscribe to Turkmen Dili and other papers.
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Putin's Grandest Dream: Could His 'Eurasian Union' Work?
The reelected president wants integrate the region under Moscow's leadership, but he's not the first Russian leader to over-reach.
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The Stateless 'Border Brides' of Central Asia
A growing number of Uzbekistani women who marry men from across the border in Kyrgyzstan are ending up citizens of neither, meaning they have officially ceased to exist.
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Could Putin's Nationalist Crisis Lead Russia to Redraw its Borders?
The Russian leader is struggling to balance some of his country's most powerful social and historic forces.
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What It's Like to Be Gay in Tajikistan
Widespread homophobia and open police persecution can make life dangerous in or out of the closet.
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Could Mongolia Be the Next Dubai?
The tiny nation found $1 trillion in mineral deposits. Now, Mongolian leaders are studying the lessons of other resource-rich countries
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A Central Asian Autocracy's Misadventures in Internet Freedom
The government of Uzbekistan is finally opening up internet access -- but they're also using it to snoop on citizens
