Eurasianet

New facility will help ensure regular electricity supplies.

Bishkek amassing large trade deficit with Beijing.

China may turn to Turkmenistan for added supplies.

Beijing’s surprise move exacerbates Kazakh farmers’ projected losses.

Full-speed ahead for Chinese consortium to construct Anaklia facility.

Western companies benefit from opaque system.

The Pentagon and State Department are unhappy with Tbilisi’s recent “actions and statements.”

A carrot for Yerevan and maybe a stick for Tbilisi.

Summit’s most significant accomplishment is admitting Belarus as full member.

Big discrepancy identified in gas export data.

Locals aren’t optimistic about Chinese consortium’s port plans for Anaklia.

An unequal strategic partnership for Georgia.

Railway construction agreement doesn’t answer all the questions, especially about financing.

Are tighter ties with Tehran part of a geopolitical pivot?

Russia and China have signed a roadmap on joint development of a once-disputed island. But is it a “win-win” scenario?

Regional states join forces to contain Mother Nature.

Financing remains uncertain.

Despite big deficit, Beijing treats Turkmenistan like a supplicant.

Details are lacking on work timeline and investment.

Chinese trade turnover almost doubles that of the Moscow-dominated Eurasian Economic Union.

Turkmen gas boss announces major new development project.

But domestic economic woes may be slowing Beijing’s exports.

Russia’s economy is feeling squeezed.

The Great Game’s got a new name.

Uzbekistan strives to improve ability to combat extremism, drug-trafficking and cybercrime.