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Ambassador Larry C. Napper (front second right) during U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2004. (Photo: e-history.kz)

Memoir: US-Kazakhstan diplomacy during the 9/11 crisis

No miracles, but substantial achievements.

Sep 3, 2024

Georgia presents its wines at the Green Week international exhibition in Berlin in 2024. A new study identified Georgia’s wine and beverage sector as among those having the most promising export potential. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgian economy ready to compete in the EU – report

Tbilisi’s geopolitical pivot injects uncertainty into export growth prospects.

Brawley Benson Aug 6, 2024

An artist’s rendering of the Anaklia deepwater port. (Photo: Anaklia Development Consortium)

International Arbitration Court rules in favor of Georgian government on port development case

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

Brawley Benson Jul 30, 2024

A member of Georgian special operations forces pulls security as a Georgian UH-1 Iroquois helicopter lands on a building to extract soldiers during the Noble Partner exercise in Georgia in 2022. In early July 2024, the US announced the indefinite postponement of Noble Partner, and just days later partners in Europe halted major military aid packages for Georgia. (Photo: U.S. Special Operations Command Europe/Sgt. Michael)

Georgian Dream policies damaging Tbilisi’s national security – experts

Fractured relations with NATO raise chances of Russian mischief.

Brawley Benson Jul 24, 2024

A U.S. soldier drives a Stryker 30mm ICV-D off a C17 Globemaster III ramp in preparation for Eagle Partner 24 that runs from July 15-24. (Photo: U.S. Army/Capt. Vira Miller)

Russia rages over US military exercise in Armenia

US envoy calls exercise a sign of “important and growing” ties with Yerevan.

Ani Avetisyan Jul 19, 2024

US diplomat says Georgian Dream actions put Tbilisi’s Euro-Atlantic integration hopes at risk

Official points out that government policies are at odds with popular will.

Jul 16, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) hosts a trilateral meeting on July 10 to facilitate discussions between Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. (Photo: mfa.am)

The United States tries to get Armenia, Azerbaijan to see the trade benefits of peace

Georgia gets ghosted in NATO summit’s final communique.

Ekaterina Venkina Jul 12, 2024

Georgia’s Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili (right) met with the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, on the sidelines of the NATO summit. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia: FM tries to put positive spin on Georgian-NATO ties

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

Ekaterina Venkina Jul 10, 2024

Georgia doesn’t have a national security strategy that accurately evaluates the threats and challenges to national security, and plans to prevent those threats, opposition lawmakers say. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia: Lawmakers contend national security concept needs updating

Georgian Dream government reluctant to do anything that may rile Russia.

Brawley Benson Jul 9, 2024

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of the alliance’s summit in Washington. (Photo: NATO press service)

NATO Summit: Georgia and Armenia will get some attention

A carrot for Yerevan and maybe a stick for Tbilisi.

Ekaterina Venkina Jul 8, 2024

The ghost tower of Anaklia. The town seems like a graveyard of investment projects: there are empty villas, remnants of beach bars, and too many half-finished buildings to count. (All photos: Brawley Benson)

Georgia: In the doldrums at the fulcrum of a geopolitical pivot

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

Brawley Benson Jul 1, 2024

Georgian government officials present a bottle of Georgian wine to a senior Chinese executive at a trade fair in Shanghai. Tbilisi’s growing ties with and reliance on Beijing conflict with Georgia’s long-term ambitions. (Photo: gov.ge)

Perspectives: Georgia to be disappointed if it expects security guarantees from China

An unequal strategic partnership for Georgia.

Rasmus G. D. Hardt, Anders Streubel-Kristensen Jun 28, 2024

Crocus City Hall in Moscow burns after a terrorist attack in March 2024. ISKP, the terror group responsible for the attack, is believed to also be targeting Central Asia. (Photo: gov.ru)

Perspectives: ISKP posing rising threat to Central Asia

Outreach campaign shifts into top gear.

Lucas Webber Jun 25, 2024

Islam Karimov (left) and Nursultan Nazarbayev, first presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan respectively, seen here during a meeting in Astana in 2016. George Krol served as US Ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2011-2014 and Kazakhstan in 2015-2018. (Photo: akorda.kz)

Memoir: A tale of two first presidents: Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev

It was the most challenging of times, it was the most fascinating of times.

George Krol Jun 21, 2024

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze shakes hands with Iranian officials in Tehran in late May. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia probing closer ties with Iran

Are tighter ties with Tehran part of a geopolitical pivot?

Brawley Benson Jun 19, 2024

Heads of state pose for the traditional family photo during the summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 15, 2024. (KEYSTONE/EDA/POOL/Michael Buholzer)

Swiss summit gives Georgia and Ukraine presidents chance to reaffirm commitment to European integration

Summit communique urges dialogue to end warfare without providing roadmap for talks.

Ekaterina Venkina Jun 17, 2024

Eurasian citizens striving to obtain asylum in the United States reportedly face expedited removal

Would-be asylum seekers from Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are supposedly targeted.

Jun 11, 2024

This photo, from summer 1992, shows Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs Thomas Niles with ten of the first Ambassadors to the New Independent States. Left to right: Kent Brown, Georgia; Joseph Hulings, III, Turkmenistan; William Courtney, Kazakhstan; Richard Miles, Azerbaijan; Edward Hurwitz, Kyrgyzstan; Thomas Niles; Mary Pendleton, Moldova; Harry Gilmore, Armenia; Henry Clarke, Uzbekistan; Stanley Escudero, Tajikistan; David Swartz, Belarus.

Memoir: Diplomacy at the crossroads of Eurasia

The first US envoy to independent Kazakhstan recalls the embassy’s early days.

William Courtney May 24, 2024

$Opinion polls show large majorities of Georgian supporting membership in the European Union. There have been calls for Georgia’s fractured opposition forces to form a unified front and turn the upcoming parliamentary elections into a referendum for EU integration, but that will require overcoming old divisions and disagreements. (Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media)$

Georgia: With ‘foreign agents’ law a fait accompli, opposition focus turning to elections

Can fractured opposition come together?

Brawley Benson May 23, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 8. Politically, Pashinyan has been quick to bolster relations with the European Union and United States, but making a political shift is proving a faster process than reorienting the Armenian economy. (Photo: kremlin.ru)

Armenia: Tax records tell tale of continuing economic dependency on Russia

Moscow’s financial gravitational pull on Yerevan remains powerful.

May 17, 2024

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan signed a deal to link their power grids with an intention to export electricity to the EU. (Photo: gov.kz)

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan press ahead with ambitious electricity export plan

The European Union seen as the primary export market.

May 14, 2024

Protestors in front of Georgia’s parliament on May 14. (Photo: Brawley Benson)

Georgia taking authoritarian turn with adoption of foreign agents legislation

Sanctions may be looming for Georgian Dream leaders.

Brawley Benson May 14, 2024

University students at a rally against the “foreign agents” draft law. On May 11, critics of the bill mounted one of the largest public protests seen in decades in Georgia. (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge)

Georgia: As protests rock Tbilisi, prime minister claims silent majority backs ‘foreign agents’ bill

Government determined to press ahead with legislation seemingly at any cost.

May 13, 2024

US Congresswoman Dina Titus speak on the House floor. The US Congress is reportedly moving to impose sanctions against top Azerbaijani officials. (Screenshot)

Azerbaijan blinks as US House of Representatives takes action to impose sanctions on Baku

President Ilham Aliyev insists crackdown is consistent with due process.

Apr 29, 2024

Trucks lined up at a border checkpoint. Central Asian governments are making efforts to simplify customs procedures. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asian states easing trade barriers

Agreements mark baby steps toward formation of a free-trade zone.

Apr 25, 2024

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