Illegal Settlements and City Registration in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: Implications for Legal Empowerment, Politics, and Ethnic Tensions
May 2012
Using original research and fieldwork carried this paper examines the scale and significance of illegal and unregistered residents in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Reassessing the Role of OSCE Police Assistance Programing in Central Asia
April 2011
This publication provides a critical assessment of OSCE police-assistance programs in Central Asia and offers recommendations for program restructuring.

Promoting a Stable and Multiethnic Kyrgyzstan: Overcoming the Causes and Legacies of Violence
March 2011
This publication looks into the causes and legacies of violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, and offers recommendations for action.

U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia 1999-2009: Security Priorities Trump Human Rights and Diplomacy
October 2010
This study shows that new military and assistance programs established by the Pentagon contain six times the funds earmarked for the promotion of rule of law, democratic governance, and respect for human rights in Central Asia.

How the Internet Changed the Face of a Tragedy in Turkmenistan
Masha Feiguinova
August 4, 2011
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After a deadly explosion killed more than 1,300 people in infamously repressive Turkmenistan, citizen journalism not only broke, but also challenged, the official version of the news.

The End of Transition? Political Processes in the South Caucasus
OSI-New York
April 27, 2012
With elections in Armenia and Georgia looming on the horizon, this Open Society Foundations event will examine the stalled political transitions in the South Caucasus and explore prospects for democracy.

Call for Papers: Building Open Society in Central Asia & the South Caucasus
Deadline: ongoing
The Central Eurasia Project seeks authors for a new series of papers exploring under-researched issues and trends related to democracy and accountability in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.