Joshua Kucera

Joshua Kucera is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. He blogs at The Bug Pit.

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The Tajiks Who Fight Their Own Government
Last year, U.S.-trained forces in Tajikistan attacked the town of Khorog. But townspeople fought back, and they're ready to do it again.
Joshua Kucera
June 28, 2013
Iranians Might Watch State-Run Media, but They Don't Trust It
Joshua Kucera
June 25, 2012
Romney's Banal Hawkishness on Russia and Central Asia
Joshua Kucera
January 10, 2012
U.S. Plan for a 'New Silk Road' Faces a Big Speed Bump: Iran
Joshua Kucera
November 25, 2011
Condoleezza Rice Warned Georgian Leader on War With Russia
The former secretary of state's memoir calls into question the view, held by many U.S. Republicans, that Russia began the 2008 war
Joshua Kucera
November 16, 2011
Clinton's Dubious Plan to Save Afghanistan With a 'New Silk Road'
Joshua Kucera
November 2, 2011
Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Kill the U.S.-Russia 'Reset'
Joshua Kucera
October 26, 2011
Georgia's Dangerous Quest for American Weapons
Joshua Kucera
May 10, 2011
No One Rigs an Election Quite Like Kazakhstan
Joshua Kucera
April 5, 2011
Deal With a Dictator
Getting supplies to Afghanistan may be worth cozying up to Uzbekistan—for now.
Joshua Kucera
October 27, 2010
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