As Uzbekistan freezes, is it exporting valuable gas to China – or not? This latest winter energy crisis is undermining public confidence in the administration of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Joanna Lillis Jan 24, 2023
Turkmenistan: The big chill It is so cold that Turkmenistan has suspended gas exports to Uzbekistan, Iran and even its most important customer, China. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 17, 2023
As Azerbaijani blockade drags on, Azerbaijan denies that it's a blockade Azerbaijanis promise that Armenians can pass along the road. But for Armenians, the conditions are politically unacceptable. Eurasianet staff Dec 21, 2022
Chinese expats lead Kazakhstan labor market It is not the energy sector that employs most foreign specialists but construction. Joanna Lillis Nov 23, 2022
Azerbaijan’s Aliyeva quits UNESCO post The organization has been facing accusations of political bias in its investigations (or lack thereof) into cultural heritage in Karabakh. Ulkar Natiqqizi Nov 16, 2022
Chinese company to build Olympic village in Uzbekistan The work will cost $289 million to complete. Nov 10, 2022
Displaced from Karabakh watch reconstruction process with hope, concern Azerbaijani IDPs are eager to return home. But they are uncertain about how their new lives are going to look. Heydar Isayev Oct 5, 2022
EurasiaChat: The Russians have come Kazakhstan reacts to fleeing Russians; worry at deescalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border; and Xinjiang protestors in Almaty. Subscribe to EurasiaChat. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Joanna Lillis, EurasiaChat Oct 3, 2022
China expands vocational training centers to Central Asia The Luban Workshops will spread technical skills, familiarity with Chinese equipment, and suspicion. Jiahui Huang Sep 1, 2022
Perspectives | In Armenia-Turkey normalization, where is civil society? The current process, unlike previous efforts, is a largely top-down one. What can we do to change that? Philip Gamaghelyan , Pınar Sayan Aug 16, 2022
The case against China at the ICC Rodney Dixon, lawyer for victims of Chinese repression in Xinjiang, speaks with Eurasianet about seeking justice at the International Criminal Court and how Central Asian countries are vulnerable. Aug 12, 2022
Birth and marriage rates increase in Nagorno-Karabakh The increases have reversed a demographic decline that the territory has seen since the pandemic and war with Azerbaijan. Lilit Shahverdyan Jul 25, 2022
China & Central Asia: Xi seeks to “sinicize” Islam in Xinjiang The Chinese leader downplayed repression in the region, while hyping economic possibilities. Jul 20, 2022
Azerbaijan starts post-war resettlement in Karabakh The first 10 families moved this week into a designated “smart village” in territory Azerbaijan retook during the 2020 war with Armenia. Heydar Isayev Jul 20, 2022
Central Asia’s wild apple trees are disappearing Climate change and human activity threaten to drive the apple from its native soil by the end of the century, new research warns. Eshel Rosen Jul 19, 2022