Kazakhstan
The Death and Life of the Aral Sea
The dried-up Aral Sea tells a story about decisions made in the past, but it is also the site of countless choices in our present: what kinds of economies we prioritize, what forms of nature we value and what we want our future to look like.
Not Getting Away With Murder
Kazakhstan and the surrounding region have been morbidly fascinated by the case of a 44-year-old former government official who was detained on the day his wife’s body was found.