Memoir: Clinching the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline A former US Caspian energy envoy recalls the ups and downs of getting a key post-Soviet energy export route built. Steven Mann Jan 3, 2024
Memoir | The Shushkevich I knew Remembering an accidental leader whose brief political career mirrored the greater tragedy of his country. George Krol May 12, 2022
Turkmenistan: Closing the gates of hell Fresh succession talk, energy breakthroughs with Iran, eyeing Kazakhstan. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 11, 2022
Uzbekistan ends gas exports to China, abandons price increases at home It was fuel price hikes in neighboring Kazakhstan that ignited nationwide protests last week. Jan 10, 2022
What does China make of the Kazakhstan unrest? China sources about 20 percent of its natural gas from or via Kazakhstan. David Trilling Jan 7, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Protests flourish as crises mount on all sides Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader? Nov 2, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Drama about mining protests banned from cinema screens Censors objected to scenes showing "corruption and bribery" by government officials. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jul 28, 2020