Eurasianet

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Iraq gas deal, talking to Washington on TAPI, old hands possibly on the way out. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Prices for basic staples have risen sharply, depressing the value of the remittances being sent home from Russia.

As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Turkey will be key to ensuring Turkmenistan can get its gas riches to customers in Europe. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin

Ten years on are investments bringing desired returns?

Azerbaijan's state oil company, SOCAR, will receive a $1.5 billion loan from Russia's Lukoil as part of a deal to supply crude oil to SOCAR's oil refinery in Turkey.

Georgia's top financial authority went into damage-control mode after its decision to end automatic compliance with international financial sanctions caused a furore.

Turkmenistan's gas diplomacy: Iraq deal and TAPI challenges.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Berdymukhamedov the elder's insistence on stealing his son's limelight makes it hard to know who is truly running the country. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.