Managing Editor and Head of Investigations at The Times of Central Asia, I'm a journalist, award-winning author, travel writer, researcher, and editor specializing in Central Asia and the Caucasus. My debut book, Does it Yurt? - Travels in Central Asia or How I Came to Love the Stans was released in November 2016. Ten years in the making, I'm currently putting the finishing touches to a book about the Caucasus. I have written for numerous publications. You can see a variety of my articles at www.stephenmbland.com