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Building renovation works in Moscow. Tajikistan supplies a significant share of workers involved in Russia’s construction sector. (Photo: gov.ru)

Restrictions, discrimination do not significantly stem Tajik migration flow to Russia

Remittances keep Tajikistan afloat.

May 13, 2025

A blowout and subsequent fire at a well in western Kazakhstan caused one of the world’s worst methane leaks ever recorded. (Photo: gov.kz)

Eurasia is a significant source of methane emissions – report

Russia and Turkmenistan are the primary offenders.

May 13, 2025

Russian and de-facto Abkhaz officials in Sukhumi welcome the first direct flight from Moscow. (Photo: de-facto Abkhaz authorities)

Kremlin brings Abkhazia back into fold

Resumption of Moscow-Sukhumi flights after 32 years draws complaints from Tbilisi.

Irakli Machaidze May 12, 2025

Aliyev at a farm in Karabakh on May 9. Instead of going to Moscow, he spent much of the day in territories recently reconquered from Armenia during the Second Karabakh War. (Photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan-Russia feud: back on front-burner

Grievances aired, insults exchanged.

May 9, 2025

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s motorcade in Moscow. (Photo: president.uz)

Ukraine complicates Central Asian leaders’ presence at Victory Day celebration in Moscow

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev cancels last minute due to perceived Russian diss.

May 8, 2025

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (center) speaks with the top officials of a visiting Russian delegation at the Innoprom trade fair in Tashkent on April 28. (Photo: president.uz)

Great-power jostling in Central Asia centering on Uzbekistan

Will Trump travel to Tashkent?

May 2, 2025

Post-war order teetering – rights watchdog

Eurasia “at forefront” of assault on individual freedoms.

Apr 29, 2025

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov (left) shakes hands with people at a government-sponsored event. Authoritarian-minded states in Eurasia, including Kyrgyzstan, tend to have higher levels of public confidence in their respective governments, according to a recent UN report. (Photo: president.kg)

Public confidence in governmental institutions showing alarming decline – UN

Authoritarian states in Eurasia counter trend by controlling information flow.

Apr 28, 2025

Russian and Chinese tourists discovering Central Asia

Sanctions and less stringent visa rules spurring visits.

Apr 24, 2025

Armenia wants to replace its aging Metsamor nuclear facility. The U.S. appears interested in helping build a replacement, but Russia’s Rosatom, which operates Metsamor, is unlikely to surrender such a lucrative business opportunity without a fight. (Photo: hetq.am)

America angling for power deal in Armenia

Race appears to be on to build Armenia’s next nuclear plant.

Apr 23, 2025

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko signaled that the Kremlin’s patience with Pashinyan’s government is wearing thin. (Photo: mid.ru)

Russia tells Armenia to make geopolitical choice

A tweak too far by Yerevan?

Apr 22, 2025

Cup of coffee stirs Russian-language debate in Uzbekistan

Tashkent tries to avoid antagonizing Kremlin.

Alexander Thompson Apr 21, 2025

The Kazakh government intends to send a delegation to Washington to hold talks on a variety of trade issues, including tariffs and, likely, critical minerals. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kazakhstan plans to send delegation to United States for trade talks

Tariffs and critical minerals likely on agenda.

Apr 18, 2025

China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia

Russian energy company keeps gushing red ink.

Apr 16, 2025

JF-17s. (Photo: Shimin Gu via Wikimedia)

China trying to expand role as arms supplier to Central Asia

Uzbekistan reportedly considering purchase of Chinese fighters.

Apr 8, 2025

By some estimates, Rosatom has captured half of the global nuclear energy market. (Photo: gov.ru)

Commentary: Russia winning contest over nuclear energy sector and supply chains

US and EU have window of opportunity to regain lost ground.

Anthony J. Tokarz Apr 4, 2025

Vladimir Kara-Murza makes the sign of the cross at the place of Boris Nemtsov’s death in Moscow. (Photo: Michał Siergiejevicz via Wikipedia, Feb. 27, 2021, CC BY 2.0)

History will not absolve Putin, prominent Russian dissident asserts

Putin’s system more fragile than it appears.

Apr 1, 2025

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas shakes hands with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on March 27. Kallas made a lightning visit to Central Asia to lay the groundwork for the upcoming European Union-Central Asia summit in Samarkand on April 3-4. (Photo: president.uz)

EU-Central Asia: Preparing for first-of-its-kind summit meeting aimed at bolstering trade

Caution evident in build-up to gathering.

Mar 31, 2025

Kazakhstan still has a taste for Russian vodka

The rest of the world shunning Russian exports.

Mar 31, 2025

Timur Suleimenov, the head of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, stated in his letter to Kazakh PMs that the regulator is not inclined to pressure commercial bankers to loosen up their rules. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kremlin wants Kazakhstan to ease up on banking due diligence concerning trade deals

Kazakh National Bank standing firm.

Mar 26, 2025

Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) seen here meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2023. Baku and Yerevan have recently taken active steps to repair strained ties with Moscow. (Photo: kremlin.ru)

Armenia rushes to reengage Russia, aiming to outflank Azerbaijan

Russia seems back in business in Caucasus.

Mar 25, 2025

WrestleMania Central Asian-style: Great powers battle for region’s critical minerals

Getting down and dirty to obtain rare earths.

Mar 21, 2025

Rights watchdog documents forced mobilization of Central Asian labor migrants in Russian military

Citizenship wielded as instrument of coercion.

Mar 19, 2025

Russia was Kazakhstan’s dominant arms supplier, accounting for 88 percent of purchases in 2020-2024. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kazakhstan makes Top 40 list of arms importers – survey

Share of Russian arms exports plummets.

Mar 18, 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

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