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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on October 8. Baku has recently made a sharp geopolitical zag toward the Kremlin. (Photo: president.az)

The Aliyev paradox: clamping down to promote a sophisticated image

Oct 9, 2024

Azerbaijan enlists Russia’s help in muzzling dissenting views.

Viral video of teacher assault sparks Uzbek-Russian row

Oct 4, 2024

Tashkent shrugs off Russian criticism, tells Moscow to mind its own business.

Kazakhstan: Authorities employing various tactics to ensure ‘yes’ vote in nuke referendum

Almaz Kumenov Oct 3, 2024

Police detain anti-nuclear activists, prevent protests during run-up to the vote.

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Uzbekistan emphasizing FDI diversity

Oct 7, 2024

Tashkent leaning on Saudi Arabia to turn green.

Azerbaijan: Ex-MP gets an eight-year sentence for voicing support for former constituents

Oct 4, 2024

Officials show no tolerance for environmental protests.

Kyrgyzstan to offer “business class” prison cells for convicts

Oct 3, 2024

Putting a new spin on penitentiary living.

Environmental challenges posing threats to food security, public health – academic study

Irakli Machaidze Oct 2, 2024

Better urban planning needed to address pollution concerns.

President Sadyr Japarov places his hand on the shoulder of his chief lieutenant, GKNB chief Kamchybek Tashiev, at an event in 2023. (Photo: Tashiev’s official Instagram page)

Kyrgyzstan: President botches attempt to dispel concerns about graft

Oct 8, 2024

An opaque and massive transfer of wealth appears to be ongoing.

Left to right: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan speak during a meeting in New York on September 26. Following those discussions Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to intensify efforts to conclude a peace treaty, but Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s speech several days later seemed to back off that pledge. (Photo: Antony Blinken’s official X account)

Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process hits a new speed bump

Ani Avetisyan Oct 7, 2024

Aliyev kvetches about a “policy of hostility.”

Central Asia

The proposed bills contain provisions promoting the strict separation of church and state, retaining Kyrgyzstan’s basic character as a secular society, but at the same time would grant wide powers to government officials to regulate religious activity and public expressions of faith. (Photo: gov.kg)

Kyrgyzstan: Authorities seek expanded powers to regulate religious affairs

A tiger brought in from the Netherlands is undergoing an acclimatization process in a small enclosure before moving into a more spacious area. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kazakhstan launches program to reintroduce tigers to lost habitat

Crocus City Hall in Moscow burns after a terrorist attack in March 2024. ISKP, the terror group that claimed responsibility for the attack, extensively used it for propaganda purposes. (Photo: gov.ru)

Perspectives: ISKP intensifying online propaganda targeting Russia and Central Asia

Left to right: Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream; Tina Bokuchava, Unity; Giorgi Gakharia, For Georgia; Mamuka Khazaradze, Strong Georgia; Nika Gvaramia, Coalition for Georgia. (Photos: official Facebook pages)

Georgia prepares for an all-against-one election

A new gas reserve under the ACG oil field is expected to help Azerbaijan keep its promise to double gas exports to the European Union to 20 bcm a year by 2027. (Photo: BP)

Azerbaijan: New discovery raises odds that Baku can meet 2027 EU gas export target

A commentary broadcast by Baku TV portrayed peace proponents Javid Agha, Bahruz Samadov, Samad Shikhi and others as members of a subversive network. (Photo: screenshot)

Azerbaijan: Victory hasn’t dimmed Aliyev’s ire for peace proponents

A cargo truck at the Irkeshtam Kyrgyz-Chinese border crossing. (Photo: gov.kg)

Kyrgyzstan coming increasingly under China’s economic thumb

(Photo: Asian Development Bank via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Russia-China gas deal appears to hit the skids

The export suspension to China, combined with the projected bumper crop, is already causing wheat prices to plunge in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

China changes tariff rules for Kazakh wheat, causing an export halt

Fighters of ArBat (the Armenian Battalion), part of the Pyatnashka International Brigade that has deep ties to Russian military and intelligence services, raising concerns about Moscow’s involvement in efforts to destabilize foreign governments. (Photo: Arbat’s Telegram channel)

Who’s faking who? Armenia asserts Russia was behind coup attempt; Moscow cries “fake” news

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during a press conference on September 18, answering questions about a peace deal with Azerbaijan and relations with Russia. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Armenia breaks up alleged Russian-inspired coup attempt

Russian Premier Mikhail Mishustin (right) visits the Tashkent Technopark on September 9. The visiting Russian delegation held a lot of talks, but left with little of substance. (Photo: gov.uz)

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