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Human Rights and the Failings of U.S. Public Diplomacy in Eurasia

Amy McDonough | Posted 04.13.2013 | World
Amy McDonough

If the United States starts treating these issues more consistently, leaders of oppressive regimes in the region will know that they will face increased pressure on the international stage if they do not choose to fully respect the rights and freedoms of their citizens.

How The Internet Is Restricted Across The World

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 02.13.2013 | Technology

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses great...

Crooners and Their Dictators

Pedro Pizano | Posted 10.19.2012 | World
Pedro Pizano

A celebrity endorsement, whether explicit or implicit, emboldens dictators in their denial of fundamental freedoms to their people. They must pay a price. And those who endorse them with their presence, like Iglesias, should be called out for their disgraceful conduct.

Bomb Destroys 22 NATO Supply Trucks In Afghanistan

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 09.16.2012 | World

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban detonated a bomb on a fuel tanker Wednesday and then opened fire on other NATO supply trucks, destroying 22 ve...

In the United States-Pakistan Impasse the Winner Is: Russia

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 08.25.2012 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

The Central Asian exit plan will cost the American taxpayer more than twice as much as the Pakistani alternative.. Worse, the plan's success depends completely on the goodwill of Russia and its mercurial Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

An Honest Customs Declaration Form

Peter Mandel | Posted 08.20.2012 | Travel
Peter Mandel

Everyone arriving back from abroad must complete this Customs Declaration Form. Whether you're traveling with immediate family members or not, you'd...

Re-Learning the Lesson of the United States

William Pierce | Posted 06.25.2012 | Politics
William Pierce

As we slowly move forward in addressing immigration policy, we must remember our stories because to do otherwise is to deny the lesson of America.

No Love For Uzbekistan: Government Nixes Valentine's Day Shows

AP | Posted 01.24.2012 | Weird News

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Authorities in Uzbekistan are, apparently, unwilling to give love a chance. The Russian news agency RIA-Novosti cited several l...

Uzbekistan: Detainees Tortured, Lawyers Silenced

Human Rights Watch | Posted 02.13.2012 | World
Human Rights Watch

(Berlin) – Uzbekistan has not kept its promises to stop torture in its criminal justice system, including electric shocks and asphyxiation, Huma...

Uzbekistan's Deepening Human Rights Crisis

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 02.11.2012 | World

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has failed to provide its citizens with basic legal rights despite some reforms in recent years, an internationa...

President Cain Gets the 3 A.M. Phone Call

Dorian de Wind | Posted 01.16.2012 | Comedy
Dorian de Wind

It's February 13, 2013. It is 3 A.M. The phone rings in the President's bedroom -- it has an urgent sound.

Obama Administration Seeks to Resume Military Aid to Uzbekistan Dictator

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.11.2012 | World
Stephen Zunes

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, in a move initiated by the Obama administration, has voted to waive Bush-era human rights restrictions on military aid to the Islam Karimov dictatorship in Uzbekistan, one of the most brutal and repressive regimes on the planet.

After Brushing It Off, Herman Cain Needed To Brush Up On Key Subject

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.26.2011 | Politics

Herman Cain's campaign came up with a list of foreign leaders for him to memorize after he said didn't need to know the president of Uzbekistan by nam...

Joshua Hersh

Hillary Clinton Takes Swipe At Herman Cain's Foreign Policy Knowledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.23.2011 | Politics

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a swipe in a Sunday interview at the proclaimed foreign policy ignorance of one of the leading contenders for ...

Clinton, Karzai Share A Laugh About Herman Cain

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2011 | Politics

KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shared some laughs Thursday over GOP presidenti...

As Central Asia Fragments, Could English Be the Answer?

Cleo Paskal | Posted 11.15.2011 | World
Cleo Paskal

On Christmas Day, 1991, five new countries were born. This year Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan turn 20. A lot has changed.

Some Straight Talk for a Washington Visitor

Steve Swerdlow | Posted 11.08.2011 | World
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Steve Swerdlow

A high-level Uzbek official is in Washington this week for talks about ramping up cooperation on supply routes through Central Asia for US troops in Afghanistan. Has the US learned that there is a cost for playing footsie with repressive regimes?

Uzbek Government Reportedly Blocks Internet Access To Major Western Sites

AP | By PETER LEONARD | Posted 10.11.2011 | World

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Authorities in Uzbekistan have blocked dozens of Internet sites in an apparent attempt to further stem the flow of information i...

Reports: Uzbekistan Earthquake Kills 13

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 09.19.2011 | World

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — A powerful earthquake killed at least 14 people in a heavily populated valley in Central Asia early Wednesday, emergency of...

Kyrgyzstan Hit By Magnitude-6.2 Earthquake

AP | Posted 09.18.2011 | World

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 struck a mountainous location in southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan ear...

What of Persian and the Lingua Franca of the New Century?

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

What of the sway of Persian, or for that matter, any other language in today's world? It is language capable of 'selling' to an increasingly aware world-population that will be triumphant in the 21st century.

Impossible, Implausible Story of "The Desert of Forbidden Art"

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Edward Goldman

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Art and Architecture of the Silk Road

Scott S. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Scott S. Smith

Uzbekistan was the center of the 7000-mile-long Silk Road -- where goods were exchanged between the east and west -- causing the area to flourish for centuries.

How Far We Go For Fashion

Julie Vacca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Julie Vacca

Fashion reflects everything that is going on: the art direction, architecture movement, cinematography, music culture or the state of the economy.

PHOTOS: Most Corrupt Nations, Revealed

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Transparency international released their 2010 Corruption Perception Index, which compiles data on public sector corruption and its perceptions around...