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Government officials visit a business in Georgia’s Samegrelo Region. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia ranked highest in Eurasia in economic freedom survey

Tbilisi’s standing doesn’t take into account its recent authoritarian turn.

Mar 13, 2025

The power line would be capable of transmitting up to 4 Gigawatts of electricity annually, a significant portion of which would be generated from renewable sources. (Photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan and Georgia seek to accelerate construction of a Black Sea power line

EU special designation could help with financing.

Mar 11, 2025

Renewed acrimony eclipses Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process

Baku makes territorial claim, Yerevan alerts reservists.

Mar 7, 2025

The site of the passenger jet’s crash. (Photo: gov.kz)

Azerbaijan creates pathway to reconciliation with Russia

Will Putin act on the olive branch?

Mar 6, 2025

A medical professional in Kazakhstan educates a family about disease prevention, including immunization. (Photo: gov.kz)

Vaccine hesitancy fuels resurgence of childhood diseases in Central Asia, Caucasus

Legacy of Covid pandemic undermines public health gains made in past half-century.

Mar 4, 2025

First responders extricate an entrapped passenger after a road accident in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asia and Caucasus are some of the most hazardous places to drive in the world

Traffic-related deaths and injuries taking an economic toll.

Mar 3, 2025

A group discussion during a USAID co-sponsored Media CAMP Fest for mass media professionals of Central Asia. The recent funding cutoff has upended operations at dozens of non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets across the Caucasus and Central Asia. (Photo: USAID, Internews, CC BY-ND 2.0, tinyurl.com/ure4su7w)

Measuring impact on Eurasia of US foreign assistance cutoff

Independent media in Caucasus confronting ‘extinction-level’ event.

Luka Linich Feb 28, 2025

A protest rally in Tbilisi after the October parliamentary election. A major factor in the drop in Georgia’s ranking was Freedom House’s determination that Georgian officials engaged in manipulation and fraud to skew the results of the election. (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge)

Annual report documents decline in global freedoms

Georgia’s freedom ranking takes a hit.

Feb 26, 2025

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov meets with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleksandr Mishchenko on February 20. (Photo: mfa.az)

Azerbaijan highlights meeting with Ukrainian diplomats

Baku keeps on taking jabs at Moscow.

Feb 21, 2025

Aliyev, despite personal insults coming from Russia, is keeping his options open. (Photo: gov.ru)

Trade deals brew beneath the surface of Azerbaijani-Russian tension

Aliyev ratifies agreement to modernize North-South corridor.

Feb 19, 2025

Children from the Center of Children’s Protection act in a performance on bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: UN Women Europe and Central Asia)

Child marriage remains a “persistent challenge” in Eurasia – report

About 20 percent of marriages in Kyrgyzstan commence with a criminal act.

Feb 18, 2025

Financial pressures force Azerbaijan’s last bastion of independent media to suspend operations

Meanwhile, Baku acts to curtail Russian propagandists.

Feb 14, 2025

Law enforcement officers speak with a citizen during an event in Kazakhstan in 2024 aimed at “improving citizens’ legal awareness and reducing corruption.” Kazakhstan is one of the few countries in Eurasia that have made notable improvements in combatting corruption in recent years. (Photo: gov.kz)

Armenia, Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan showing progress in fighting graft – watchdog survey

Widespread persistent corruption threatens effective climate action.

Feb 12, 2025

US Energy Department offers fresh figures on Caspian Basin energy reserves & production

A comprehensive overview of the regional energy sector.

Feb 11, 2025

A Kazakhstani officer inspects the site of the Azerbaijani jetliner’s crash near Aktau in December 2024. The release of preliminary findings by Kazakhstani investigators into the incident further heightened Azeri-Russian tensions. (Photo: gov.kz)

Azerbaijan and Russia back at it over downing of civilian jetliner

Name-calling and truculence mark latest exchanges.

Feb 10, 2025

The Russian House in Baku, a representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo, was officially closed on February 6. (Photo: gov.ru)

Azerbaijan shuts down foreign aid agencies

Baku is sending a message to Moscow.

Feb 7, 2025

Pashinyan speaks at the Atlantic Council on February 4. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Analysis: Armenian prime minister sells his ‘peace agenda’ in Washington

A fine commodity in an uncertain market.

Feb 6, 2025

Kazakh officials at the scene of the Azeri plane crash in Aktau on December 25. Kazakhstan released a preliminary report on the incident on February 4. (Photo: gov.kz)

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

Pashinyan speaks at a January 31 news conference. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Armenia trying to get Azerbaijan back in negotiating mode

Yerevan makes modest tweaks in negotiating stance.

Feb 3, 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

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

The Khorgos Gateway dry port on the Chinese-Kazakh border. Trade with Kazakhstan accounted for nearly half of China’s turnover with Central Asian states in 2024. (Photo: gov.kz)

China enhances position as Central Asia’s economic overlord

Trade balance heavily favors Beijing.

Jan 29, 2025

Oil production is expected to be a major factor in GDP growth or decline in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Real GDP growth rates across Caucasus and Central Asia expected to dip – World Bank

Decline will be felt more in Caucasus than in Central Asia.

Jan 23, 2025

Azerbaijani medical professionals participate in a training conducted by WHO specialists with the support of USAID Azerbaijan in 2023. The Azerbaijani government has barred USAID from conducting activities in Azerbaijan since June 2024. (Photo: WHO, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO)

Trump Administration’s arrival doesn’t mean automatic reset for US-Azerbaijani relations

Baku reveals ban on USAID activity in country.