Uzbekistan pursues dialogue with Afghanistan on fraught canal project The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river. Mar 24, 2023
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." Nini Gabritchidze Mar 24, 2023
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. Joshua Kucera Mar 24, 2023
Why Kazakhs are growing less satisfied with life, and Kyrgyz more Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way. Mar 23, 2023
Major hydropower project caught up in Georgia's "foreign agent" turmoil The ruling party says Western-funded NGOs aided what it called Russia-sponsored protests against the construction of a hydropower plant. Nini Gabritchidze Mar 23, 2023
Event | Activists hopeful UN conference will catalyze water action in Central Asia The initiative strives to get more women in the room when water-management decisions are made. Mar 22, 2023
Kazakhstan: Ruling party dominates single-mandate races By one count, at least 23 out of 29 of the single-mandate district seats have been won by Amanat. Almaz Kumenov Mar 21, 2023
Azerbaijan launches multi-day tours of Shusha The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well. Heydar Isayev Mar 21, 2023
Georgian leaders come after "liberal fascists" following foreign agent bill's defeat Many worry the ruling party's rhetoric may give rise to uncontrolled right-wing violence. Nini Gabritchidze Mar 17, 2023
Uzbekistan: Second Nukus trial ends with more lengthy prison sentences No progress appears to have been made pursuing prosecutions of law enforcement personnel. Mar 17, 2023