Deaths of Islamic figures highlight political and religious divide in Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan: Slow boat to Awaza
Election choreography, backwards reasoning, and the government tries to justify wasting billions on empty megaresorts. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Azerbaijan launches multi-day tours of Shusha
The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well.
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The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river.
Germany's Baerbock arrives in Tbilisi amid EU uncertainty
Before her visit, the top diplomat spoke about "attempts to divert the country from its pro-European course."
International diplomacy picks up amid rising fears of violence in Karabakh
The U.S. and Russia have both made high-level contact with Armenian and Azerbaijani officials as the rhetoric from Baku is getting increasingly bellicose.
Why Kazakhs are growing less satisfied with life, and Kyrgyz more
Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way.
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Kazakhstan poised to intensify vetting of re-exports to Russia
Kazakh traders have been helping fill Russian demand for high-tech consumer goods and other items hard to obtain under Western sanctions.
Armenia embarks on healthcare reform with costs unclear
Details are sparse on how the government plans to pay for the reform, and how it plans to improve the quality of care in parallel.
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