

Kyrgyzstan: Personalistic regime reveals cracks in the system
Uzbekistan woos investors as dispute with Western firm goes to arbitration
Joanna Lillis Mar 28, 2023
The government is trying to lure investors as it moves to revitalize a sluggish privatization drive.
Tajikistan: Taliban take control of consulate
Mar 27, 2023
The embassy in Dushanbe, which is still run by the anti-Taliban opposition, is said to be considering its position.
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View MoreBaku pushes rights of "Western Azerbaijan" in negotiations with Yerevan
Joshua Kucera Mar 29, 2023
Azerbaijan is seeking to equate the rights of the Azerbaijanis who were displaced from Armenia to those of Karabakh Armenians. Yerevan isn't having it.
Azerbaijan's strict customs regulations face renewed criticism
Mar 29, 2023
A social media post by the customs body on the confiscation of a traveler's clothes and accessories has reminded Azerbaijanis of how restrictive their country's regulations are.
Kazakhstan keeps lid tight on Xinjiang activism in pursuit of trade boom
Almaz Kumenov Mar 29, 2023
Fully 40 percent of Kazakh-Chinese trade is accounted for by dealings with Xinjiang.
Up to 125,000 tons of Kazakh oil to be exported via Turkey in April
Mar 28, 2023
The full-year target to deliver up to 1.5 million tons on this route may be missed, however.
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Turkmenistan: Canal fixation
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 28, 2023
Elections that don’t matter, Russia sows paranoia, and trouble upstream for Turkmen farmers: Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
