Georgia: Pliant parliament acting swiftly to throttle democratic practices Tbilisi moving past the authoritarian point of no return. Feb 7, 2025
Analysis: Armenian prime minister sells his ‘peace agenda’ in Washington A fine commodity in an uncertain market. Feb 6, 2025
Kazakh preliminary report on jet crash backs Azerbaijani assertions of accidental Russian shoot-down Report stops short of assigning blame or identifying source of objects that disabled the plane. Feb 5, 2025
Kyrgyzstan resists Russian pressure to give sanctions-busting firms lenient treatment Kyrgyz bank is latest entity to join US sanctions list. Feb 4, 2025
Food prices kept inching up in Caucasus and Central Asia in 2024 – World Bank report Inflation fueling changes in dietary patterns. Feb 3, 2025
Georgia and Kyrgyzstan suspected of being auto suppliers for Russia, trade data indicates Giving used-car salesmen a bad name. Brawley Benson Jan 31, 2025
Azerbaijan: Historic area of capital faces demolition threats to make way for parks Destruction of historically significant structures goes against Baku’s master development plan. Jan 30, 2025
China enhances position as Central Asia’s economic overlord Trade balance heavily favors Beijing. Jan 29, 2025
Kazakhstan: Authorities aren’t joking about prosecuting satirical social media channel Satirist facing seven-year prison sentence. Almaz Kumenov Jan 28, 2025
Tajikistan: Personnel reshuffle creates glide path for dynastic transition of power Will 2025 be the year of a father-son political handoff? Jan 27, 2025