CENTRAL ASIA
In UFC, She's No. 2 With a 'Bullet'
Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko, a deadly combo of fighting skill, talent and killer instinct, is about to upend the whole apple cart.
How Telegram Conquered Uzbekistan
Activists’ favorite app is just an everyday tool in Central Asia’s most populous nation.
Is Central Asia Really Stress-Free?
Here’s why pollsters can learn a thing or two about conducting surveys in Eurasia.
Forget Brexit: Central Asia Moves Toward Its Own 'Schengen' Zone
A landlocked region with bitter differences is coming together to survive economically.
Can His Teen Investigative Reporters Battle an Anti-Press Regime?
Journalism has taken Bektour Iskender through revolutions, death threats and even a crowdfunded space venture.
Central Asia's North Korea Hits the Gas to Find New Friends
A crisis with China last winter is prompting Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed regimes, to improve frayed ties and build new ones.
Dushanbe’s Millennials Are Reconnecting a Broken City — With the Internet
From online classifieds to restaurant recommendations, first-generation digital entrepreneurs are trying to rebrand a city still scarred by war.
In Tajikistan, They Build Statues to Poets
Who better to represent a country’s cultural history and legacy than its literary giants?.
The Best Tourist Destination You've Never Heard Of. Honest
Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan is the world’s second-largest mountain lake.
He Dreams, and a Nation’s History Evolves
Only a few can tell the Epic of Manas, the spiritual tale of an ancient Kyrgyz warrior.
When Katty Met Carlos
From the BBC and OZY comes a fresh perspective on the debate about America’s future as a nation and its relation to the world during the 2020 US election.
This Unlikely Tech Queen Wants to Build a New Global Hub in Kyrgyzstan
CEO Alla Klimenko’s Mad Devs is helping lead Kyrgyzstan’s emergence as a development hub for Asia’s tech scene.
The Land Where Swans and Giraffes Are Made of Tires
Used tires are scattered all over urban Kyrgyzstan.
