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Kazakhstan: Smells like election spirit
Recent events suggest Kazakhstan is preparing for snap elections. For parliament or the president?
Turkmenistan: Closing the TAPI loop
While Turkmenistan chivvies along its partners in the pipeline project, there are indications it has been less than forthright about its own progress.
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Two out of three mobile service providers are part state-controlled.
Could cryptocurrency leave Abkhazia in the dark?
The de facto authorities are trying to regulate currency mining so that it doesn’t break the territory’s rickety power system this winter.
Kyrgyzstan: Whimpering ex-president clutches at straws in political showdown
Atambayev is changing his tune as he tries to scope out allies.
Azerbaijani reactions to Armenian elections range from scorn to optimism
While official Baku and its friendly media sharply criticized the elections and Armenia’s new leadership, some in the country expressed optimism that the door to a peace deal may have opened, if only a crack.
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Uzbekistan bets on dividends from Sufi revival
Sufis were harassed by the old government. The new one sees tourist potential.
Armenian voters deliver landslide victory to revolutionary leaders
The formerly ruling Republican Party was shut out of parliament, leaving the new government with no true opposition.
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