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A melting glacier in Kazakhstan. (Photo: Ekaterina Venkina)

Nobel laureate on Kazakhstan’s net-zero goal: We need a “me first” campaign

Ekaterina Venkina Dec 6, 2024

Raekwon Chung discusses eco-movements in Kazakhstan and the importance of bottom-up action.

Kazakhstan: A voluntary carbon market grows from seed

Ekaterina Venkina Dec 3, 2024

Alim Sailybaev is trying to kickstart Kazakhstan’s voluntary carbon credits scheme.

Protests widen in Georgia

Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 2, 2024

Tug-of-war for the nation’s future grows in the wake of called-off EU integration bid.

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Armenian PM insists country has irrevocably broken with the Russia-led CSTO

Ani Avetisyan Dec 6, 2024

Russia leaders will believe it when they see it.

Georgia: Authorities trying to downplay economic jitters amid protests

Brawley Benson Dec 5, 2024

Reassuring words at odds with economic reality.

Uzbeks and Kazakhs heavy users of online educational services

Dec 4, 2024

Online learning can help labor migrants land better opportunities.

Georgia: Government struggles to contain protests

Dec 3, 2024

Leadership facing dissent from within.

Georgia: Government using “excessive force” against protesters

Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 5, 2024

EU and US ready to impose strong penalties against ruling officials.

Rufat Safarov. (Photo: Safarov’s Instagram account)

Azerbaijan: Crackdown on dissent continuing after COP29

Dec 4, 2024

A prominent rights defender is arrested shortly before he was to travel to the United States.

Central Asia

Then Defense Minister Bahodir Kurbanov (center, holding a notebook) and State Security Service Chairman Abdusalom Azizov (right) listen to instructions from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at an event in 2023. Kurbanov has now been transferred to lead the State Security Service and Azizov has lost his job. (Photo: president.uz)

Uzbekistan: Purge underway inside power ministries

Cryptocurrency making inroads in Central Asia and Caucasus

A presidential decree issued in early 2024 established a single time zone across Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Single time zone in Kazakhstan messing with citizens’ circadian rhythms

A protest in Tbilisi. (Photo: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY-ND 2.0, t.ly/9iwmV)

Protests widen in Georgia

Davit Kirtadze splashes black paint in Giorgi Kalandarishvili’s face. (Video screenshot)

Georgia: Opposition still fighting election results as incumbent Georgian Dream party moves on

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) and Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan watch a police parade in 2022. Ghazaryan was one of several top officials to resign on November 18, 2024, at Pashinyan’s request. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Major government shake-up in Armenia

The waste-to-energy plant is expected to become operational in 2025 or 2026. (Photo: Bishkek Mayor’s Office)

Kyrgyzstan: Chinese firm scores a sweetheart deal to turn Bishkek’s garbage into profits

The Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori road in Georgia was built in 2024 by China Communications Construction Company as part of efforts to boost and streamline traffic via the Middle Corridor. China and Georgia signed an MoU in September committing to jointly develop infrastructure, streamline customs procedures, and improve security and digitization of logistics. (Photo: gov.ge)

China expanding economic presence in South Caucasus

A rendering of the Ferghana Region BESS. (Image: CEEC)

Uzbekistan making progress on green-energy power plan

Soldiers fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

War for citizenship: Why Uzbeks fight for Russia

The sanctioned companies provided Russia with dual-use equipment that can support the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

Four Central Asian entities added to US sanctions list

Russian soldiers in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

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