Why has the Azerbaijani manat flatlined? Compared to other emerging-market currencies facing turmoil, Azerbaijan’s hasn’t budged despite a government promise to let it float. Samten Bhutia Nov 15, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Putin charms Uzbekistan with big deals, huge delegation Some $27 billion worth of commercial deals were signed during his visit to Tashkent. Oct 22, 2018
Events | Moscow not worried about trade disparity with China – Russian scholar A leading Russian expert on China says their unequal relationship is nothing to worry about, for now. Oct 16, 2018
UK aims at shady Azerbaijani money – but is it missing the target? Some have expressed concern that the UK's first use of the “unexplained wealth order” targeted someone already out of favor with the Azerbaijani government. Joshua Kucera Oct 11, 2018
Anti-Russia sanctions torpedo Kazakhstan’s currency Demand for dollars has been strong over the whole summer. Almaz Kumenov Aug 16, 2018
Istanbul's storied 'suitcase trade' with ex-USSR remains resilient despite downturn The trade is one of the strongest links between Istanbul and the former Soviet world. Paul Benjamin Osterlund, Photos by Hilaneh Mahmoudi Aug 9, 2018
Caspian agreement may trigger cascade of energy projects After decades of wrangling, the five Caspian states appear ready to cooperate. Peter Leonard Aug 8, 2018
Azerbaijan suffers blackout, and political blame game begins “This accident shows that we are not ready for an emergency.” Durna Safarova Jul 5, 2018
Russia extends blockade on Ukraine goods headed to Central Asia The restrictions have been in place since 2016 and were in response to Kiev's trade dealings with the EU. Jul 2, 2018
With new railway, Turkey seeks to isolate Armenia and integrate Azerbaijan Kars sees itself as the hub for one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure projects Bradley Jardine Jun 29, 2018
Mass poisonings reported in Azerbaijan's cotton fields The cotton industry has gotten a boost in recent years as Azerbaijan tries to diversify its oil-and-gas-dominated economy. Arzu Geybullayeva Jun 20, 2018
Perspectives | Russia’s grassroots environmentalists form civil society’s vanguard Ecological activism bridges cross sections of society that otherwise rarely interact. Barbara von Ow-Freytag Jun 13, 2018
Stink bugs invade Georgia; Russia blames the U.S. Could an insect war be hatching in the Caucasus? Giorgi Lomsadze May 11, 2018
Perspectives | Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s migration outlier In recent years, Kazakhstan has switched from sending migrants abroad to receiving them instead. Sarah Calderone May 3, 2018