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Rights activists insist Central Asian laborers are being conned.

Baku promised to prosecute if the videos are determined to be authentic. But past experience suggests the prosecutions won’t go far.

Tokayev says their intention is to derail his political reform agenda.

The country would spend 47 percent more on defense in 2023, as Azerbaijan continues to bolster its own military and Russia, Armenia’s security guarantor, is bogged down in Ukraine.

A largely Tajik village in Kyrgyzstan has been dragged into a diplomatic row since the latest fighting with neighboring Tajikistan.

Turkmenistan has traditionally fostered its closest security relationship with Russia. But it has found room to develop military ties with the U.S. and China. Our weekly briefing.

Kazakhstan's president pledged unspecified assistance for Russians fleeing a "hopeless situation."

Both countries have committed to vacate four border posts apiece near areas where clashes took place.

As Baku steps up its threats, is Yerevan willing to make heavy concessions under the barrel of a gun?

Kyrgyz villagers believe Tajikistan is trying to make life so miserable and unbearable that they will up sticks and move away, ultimately ceding the land by default.

In South Ossetia, meanwhile, the authorities have remained completely silent on the issue. Most residents in both territories hold Russian citizenship, raising the prospect they could be drafted.

Russia’s war is coming to Kazakhstan in droves, again.

Armenians could usually rely on favorable coverage from the media of its strategic ally. Following another escalation, that no longer seems to be the case.

Immediately following the heavy fighting, pro-government media promoted an irredentist Azerbaijani project on Armenian territory. Then, just as quickly, they disavowed it.

Kazakhstan’s largest bank has also suspended use of a popular Russian payment card.