Episode 3: Looking at Luxury Real Estate’s Money Laundering Role The first in a three-part series on offshore finance, money laundering, and Trump’s real estate deals in the post-Soviet region. Masha Udensiva-Brenner Oct 10, 2017
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Revamp Tests Official Pledge on Public Dialogue Try surfing in landlocked Uzbekistan? Or maybe check out the dolphinarium in Tashkent, a city 2,000 kilometers away from the nearest ocean? Why not? Paul Bartlett Oct 4, 2017
Acclaimed Filmmaker’s Trip to Georgia Postponed After South Ossetia Controversy Kusturica had planned to perform alongside his rock band, No Smoking Orchestra. Bradley Jardine Oct 4, 2017
Armenia: Activists Cry Censorship as Government Shuts Down Stalinism Exhibit The ministry has said that the exhibit can open again after it undergoes some alterations. Oksana Musaelyan Oct 3, 2017
Uzbekistan: The Tashkent Spring Experiences a Frost Much of Uzbekistan’s reboot depends on political will. Saipira Furstenberg Oct 3, 2017
Georgia: Case of Abducted Azeri Journalist Stays in Spotlight, as Investigation Lags Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 21, 2017
Armenia: Hint of Territorial Concessions to Azerbaijan Sparks Controversy The widespread outrage underscores the disconnect between hardened public perceptions of the conflict and diplomatic proposals that have long been the subject of negotiations in the effort to resolve it. Emil Sanamyan Sep 19, 2017
Georgia: Media Initiative Focuses on Debunking Fake News Reports Apple Macbooks in a nondescript apartment-turned-office. Coffee is in ample supply and so is the fake news. Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 19, 2017