Perspectives: Pain inflicted by Stalin’s forced deportations during World War II has not healed Could Stalinist legacy create complications for Putin? Marat Ilyasov, Botakoz Kassymbekova Feb 23, 2024
Kazakhstan: Major data hack bears Chinese fingerprints The targeted individuals apparently included employees of the National Security Committee and the Defense Ministry. Almaz Kumenov Feb 22, 2024
Azerbaijan, U.S. to cooperate on gas transit to Europe The two countries have agreed to work on expanding the Southern Gas Corridor, which carries Azerbaijani gas to Europe. David O'Byrne Feb 22, 2024
Ambitious master plan aims to transform Azerbaijan's capital While the city's long-awaited master plan looks promising, questions remain as to whether the country will manage to make its capital people-oriented. Heydar Isayev Feb 22, 2024
Kyrgyzstan: Lawmakers push ahead with contentious foreign agents bill The voting procedure was marred by flagrant violations. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Feb 22, 2024
Kazakhstan achieves agro-export breakthrough with China Meat exports still subject to lots of limitations. China-Central Asia Monitor Feb 21, 2024
Indian migrants reshape Armenia's labor market It's an ironic development for a country with high levels of out-migration. Arshaluis Mgdesyan Feb 21, 2024
Kazakhstan: Population resettlement program declared a failure While the population of northern regions may decrease by 600,000 before 2050, the population of southern regions could rise by 1.6 million. Feb 20, 2024
Mixed messages after Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders meet in Munich It was Pashinyan and Aliyev's first formal meeting since Azerbaijan's seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh in September. Ani Avetisyan Feb 20, 2024
Kazakhstan gives methane super-emitter $780,000 slap on wrist U.S. officials say the impact of the leak was “comparable to that of driving more than 717,000 petrol cars for a year.” Feb 19, 2024
Armenia's former economy minister charged with corruption Kerobyan has dismissed the charges against him but also said that he does not believe that the case was politically motivated. Ani Avetisyan Feb 19, 2024
Navalny death provokes shock but also indifference in Central Asia The Russian activist was admired by anti-corruption campaigners, but he also ruffled feathers with his brushes with xenophobia. Almaz Kumenov, Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, EurasiaNet Feb 16, 2024
Religious extremism in Azerbaijan: Real threat or pretext for autocracy? The ruling elite has leveraged the bogeyman of Islamic extremism to cast itself as the guardian of a secular and stable Azerbaijani state to rationalize the adoption of more autocratic policies both domestically and internationally. Rovshan Mammadli Feb 16, 2024
Central Asia: China in driver’s seat of foreign car sales market Uzbekistan strives to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center. China-Central Asia Monitor Feb 16, 2024
Azerbaijani president signals further divergence from West in inauguration speech Aliyev also spoke in exultant tones about pan-Turkic cooperation and rejected any outside mediation in the peace talks with Armenia. Feb 16, 2024