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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev faces a rival from history
Kazakhstan’s founding president blurred the memory of his late mentor. Now Dinmukhamed Kunayev is making a comeback.
Kazakhstan seals deal to produce Turkish drones under license
Russia has already shows signs of bridling at military cooperation between Nur-Sultan and Ankara.
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The territory’s outgoing leader says the vote will take place in July. But he’ll be out of office by then and neither his successor, nor Russia itself, appear as interested in it as he is.
Georgia facing tough questions with bid for EU membership
Few took it seriously when Georgia’s ruling party promised to formally apply for EU membership in 2024. But then events pushed them to apply even earlier. Is Georgia ready?
Armenian and Azerbaijani exclaves back on the agenda
As a new border commission prepares to start work, it will have to reckon with persistent disagreements over what to do with a handful of quirks of Soviet border-drawing.
China in Afghanistan: “Not a luxury but a necessity”
Washington and Beijing have strikingly similar objectives in Afghanistan.
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Georgia: What to do with Misha?
Long out of office, in prison and in ill health, Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili is still dominating headlines and vexing the government.
In wake of war defeat, Armenia seeks to loosen gun laws
Supporters of a new bill say the country needs to strengthen civilian defense. But skeptics say it could lead to increased gun crimes.
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