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As Kyrgyzstan officials convey mixed messages on food security, farmers struggle on

Bakyt Ibraimov May 26, 2022
Bad weather and a Russian export ban have set Kyrgyzstan up for another lean year.

Where is Uzbekistan’s constitutional reform heading?

May 24, 2022
Proposals are light on substance and mostly echo the president.

Georgians bittersweet as Finland, Sweden apply for NATO

Nini Gabritchidze May 23, 2022
The Nordic states are rushing toward membership, while Georgia has been languishing in limbo for more than a decade. Is the new wave of expansion good or bad news for Tbilisi?
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Even with prosecutions, victims in Azerbaijani torture case remain dissatisfied

Heydar Isayev May 26, 2022
The authorities have promised justice for victims in the “Tartar case” and followed up with arrests and annulled verdicts. But the victims’ families say it’s not enough.

Azerbaijan says European “underinvestment” in fossil fuels hindering efforts to replace Russian gas

David O'Byrne May 26, 2022
Europe is looking to sources like Azerbaijan to step in, but the country’s economy minister says it needs more international investment.

Uzbekistan: China comes bearing gifts

Joanna Lillis May 25, 2022
Will a railway connecting the two countries via Kyrgyzstan ever happen?

Kazakhstan: Officials upbeat on irrigation water supply, farmers less sure

Almaz Kumenov May 25, 2022
Kyrgyz experts and politicians are unsure their country is in a strong position to be of use.

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EU emerges as major player in Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations

Heydar Isayev, Joshua Kucera, Ani Mejlumyan May 25, 2022
The last two meetings between the two countries’ leaders have been in Brussels. Moscow has noticed.
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Turkmenistan: Colt of personality

Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 24, 2022
Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Ukraine war fallout

Tigran Keosayan during his threatening YouTube tirade.

Kazakhstan pushes back at threats of prominent Russian propagandist

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Perspectives | Turkey and Central Asia: Ukraine war will strengthen ties

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Amid war, bitter exchanges continue to spoil Tbilisi-Kyiv relations

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Afghanistan and Central Asia

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Tajikistan, Uzbekistan make deals with Taliban, but watch border warily

The head of the opposition-run embassy in Dushanbe, Zahir Aghbar. (Photo: Eurasianet)

Taliban accidentally wires money to Tajikistan-based opposition

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Tajikistan press-gangs an army to defend long Afghan border

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China in Eurasia

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Kazakhstan: Chinese cement plant brings jobs and dust

Chinese trucks near a highlands border crossing with Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan: Billions vanish into black hole on border with China

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Petty theft torments Chinese builders of new Kyrgyzstan road

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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: More weapons, less certainty at the troubled border

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Kyrgyzstan: The saga of small farmers battered by the drought

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Kyrgyzstan: Waiting and loathing on the Chinese border

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