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Soldiers at the Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri put up a show for visitors. (Photo: gov.ru)

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Left to right: Georgia Dream (GD) supreme leader Bidzina Ivanishvili; GD Chairman and Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze; and GD Secretary General and Tbilisi Mayor Kakhaber Kaladze. (Photo: gd.ge)

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Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva present to an IDP the title and keys to a new apartment in a residential complex built at state expense in Jabrayil, a town reconquered by Azerbaijan in 2020. Aliyev decreed to resettle 140,000 IDPs in the newly regained territories by the end of 2026, but the government may not be able to meet that target. (Photo: president.az)

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Central Asia

A blowout and subsequent fire at a well in western Kazakhstan caused one of the world’s worst methane leaks ever recorded. (Photo: gov.kz)

Eurasia is a significant source of methane emissions – report

Ambassador Allan Mustard, seen here giving a master class in mapping using OpenStreetMap at the American Center in Ashgabat. (Courtesy photo)

Memoir: Recollecting the benefits of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s motorcade in Moscow. (Photo: president.uz)

Ukraine complicates Central Asian leaders’ presence at Victory Day celebration in Moscow

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Caucasus

A rally in Tbilisi in late March in support of the MEGOBARI Act. (Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/oc-media.org, n9.cl/a9r3j)

US Congress throws down gauntlet to Georgian Dream

Mtavari TV’s staff deliver an address to the channel’s audience about its closure. (Screenshot)

Georgia’s most influential opposition broadcaster shutting down

Economic growth rates for both the South Caucasus and Central Asia are expected to dip slightly over the next two years. (Photo: gov.kz)

World Bank predicting economic slowdown for Caucasus & Central Asia

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United States and European Union

Central Asia’s wealth of critical minerals and rare earths has sparked great-power competition over access. (Photo: gov.kz)

After Samarkand summit, Europe’s quest for Central Asian resources meets reality

Adylbek Kasymaliev (second left) meets with American entrepreneurs during a roundtable gathering sponsored by the Kyrgyz-American Business Council. (Photo: gov.kg)

Kyrgyz PM gets polite brush off by US business executives

Armenia wants to replace its aging Metsamor nuclear facility. The U.S. appears interested in helping build a replacement, but Russia’s Rosatom, which operates Metsamor, is unlikely to surrender such a lucrative business opportunity without a fight. (Photo: hetq.am)

America angling for power deal in Armenia

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China

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China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia

A Chinese-made electric bus in Baku. (Photo: gov.az)

Commentary: Addressing China’s growing electric vehicle footprint in Azerbaijan

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (left) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an SCO event in Kazakhstan on July 3, 2024. The Uzbek government wants to maintain a sense of strong domestic support for its “all-weather strategic partnership“ with China, but the initial effort to reassure Uzbeks did not appear to stem the social media-driven discontent. (Photo: president.uz)

Social networks in Uzbekistan buzzing with criticism of Chinese economic practices

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Russia

Russian and de-facto Abkhaz officials in Sukhumi welcome the first direct flight from Moscow. (Photo: de-facto Abkhaz authorities)

Kremlin brings Abkhazia back into fold

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko signaled that the Kremlin’s patience with Pashinyan’s government is wearing thin. (Photo: mid.ru)

Russia tells Armenia to make geopolitical choice

Khojiakbar Nosirov. (Photo: Screenshot)

Cup of coffee stirs Russian-language debate in Uzbekistan

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