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Pashinyan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin's first meeting in 2018. It's been an uncomfortable relationship from the start (Kremlin.ru)

As Azerbaijan takes over Karabakh, Armenian-Russian ties reach new nadir

John Horan Sep 21, 2023
Many Armenians believe the strategic partnership with Russia has brought their country nothing but ruin and want to look elsewhere, but Moscow retains ample levers to exert pressure.

EurasiaChat: Speaking truth to (and about) power

EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard Sep 18, 2023
Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse.

Perspectives: Government campaign targets Azerbaijan's anti-war activists

Bahruz Samadov Sep 13, 2023
Amid the growing suppression of the few remaining vocal critics of the government, a fierce campaign has been launched against "no war" activists in Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijani declares victory as surrender talks begin with Karabakh Armenians

Sep 21, 2023
Azerbaijan has presented its "reintegration plan" to Karabakhi Armenian representatives. President Aliyev said "all their rights" will be guaranteed.

Nagorno-Karabakh surrenders to Azerbaijan

Sep 20, 2023
The de facto authorities have agreed to disarm and start talks on integration with Azerbaijan, bringing an end to three decades of Armenian rule in the region.

Georgian government defends ex-prosecutor from U.S. sanctions

Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 20, 2023
The authorities first distanced themselves from the ex-official and ex-con, but then reversed course and shielded him from U.S. sanctions.

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan presidents meet to tamp down border tensions

Sep 20, 2023
The head of the Kyrgyz security services sparked alarm by asserting that Bishkek was willing to uphold its territorial claims through force.

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Knar Khatchatryan, an 18-year-old native of Karabakh, stands outside the UN building in Yerevan (photo by Fin DePencier)

Despair, unease in Armenia amid bloodshed in Karabakh

Fin DePencier Sep 20, 2023
The sense of frustration with the Armenian government, with Russia, and with international institutions is intense. And likely to grow.
Former President Nazarbayev with Samat Abish at an official ceremony seen in an undated screengrab.

Kazakhstan: Investigation into ex-president’s nephew signals new turn in elite infighting

Almaz Kumenov Sep 20, 2023
Analysts believe this case indicates that President Tokayev feels more confident in his authority.

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Kok-boru match before things went south. (Photo: Kyrgyz presidential administration)

EurasiaChat: The rough with the smooth in Kyrgyzstan

Members of the Afghan business delegation arriving in Astana earlier this month. (Photo: Kazakhstan government website)

EurasiaChat: Doing business with the Taliban

A quiet one on Issyk-Kul: This popular tourist attraction is getting more tense and hectic these days. (Photo: Danil Usmanov)

EurasiaChat: Sanctions bind, tourism tensions, and naming struggles

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Environmental Reporting

The Gadabay (Gedabek) gold mine in western Azerbaijan (Anglo Asian Mining)

Azerbaijan temporarily closes gold mine run by UK-registered company

Experts say the migratory fish arriving at Georgian shores in the coming months will need to be tested for contaminants (Nini Gabritchidze)

Officials, experts seek to calm Georgians' Black Sea safety fears

Police are controlling all movement in and out of Soyudlu after the protest (Facebook; Abzas Media)

Crackdown on environmental protest in Azerbaijan sparks outrage

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China in Eurasia

Chief military prosecutors of China and Uzbekistan meet in Beijing in late July. (Photo: gov.uz)

Central Asia: China strives to shape Belt and Road-related media coverage

The visiting PM unveiled a bust of Georgia's most famous poet at Beijing Language and Culture University (Facebook; Georgian government)

"Strategic partnership" between Georgia and China puzzles critics

An Uzbek delegation tours a JAC Motors plant during a mid-July visit to China. (Photo: qashqadaryo.uz)

China exploring biotech, scientific and manufacturing possibilities in Central Asia

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Visual Stories

Smart city Arkadag is a purely top-down exercise in urbanization. (Photo: Turkmen government website)

The new cities of Central Asia

A man sorting through trash at the Bishkek landfill. (All photos by Danil Usmanov)`

Kyrgyzstan: Garbage-mountain nightmare to make way for recycling future

Boys heat their classroom.

Photo essay: Life in Karabakh under blockade

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