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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photos after signing a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter in Washington D.C. on January 14. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy, U.S. Department of State)

Armenia formalizes closer ties with the West

It is now the law of the land to seek EU integration.

Ani Avetisyan Jan 14, 2025

Top Kazakh officials visit the site of the Azerbaijani jet’s crash on December 26. Despite their country’s central position in the investigation of the deadly incident, Kazakh officials have tried to remain aloof from the festering controversy. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kazakhstan caught in the middle of simmering Azerbaijani-Russian tension over jetliner crash

Astana trying to remain above the fray, staying strictly neutral.

Jan 2, 2025

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze meets with about 100 business leaders on December 23 to discuss the government’s “vision for the future.” (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia: Government struggling to keep lid on business community discontent

US places Ivanishvili on sanctions list.

Brawley Benson Dec 27, 2024

Russia has been Abkhazia’s primary financial benefactor since the territory broke away from Georgia in 1992, but recent protests against Russia’s encroaching influence have strained the relationship. (Photo: Telegram @respublicaabh)

Abkhazia sees the Kremlin’s dark side

Russian retaliation causes cutoff of electricity, mayhem ensues.

Brawley Benson Dec 19, 2024

The tenge’s loss of value is already exerting inflationary pressure on food items and consumer goods. (Photo: gov.kz)

Russia’s economic woes starting to overflow into Kazakhstan

Kazakh currency takes a plunge.

Almaz Kumenov Dec 11, 2024

A European Union flag on the building housing the headquarters of TBC. Shares of Georgia’s two largest banks, TBC and the Bank of Georgia, remain down after the government’s November 28 announcement that Georgia would be halting EU accession talks. (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge)

Georgia: Authorities trying to downplay economic jitters amid protests

Reassuring words at odds with economic reality.

Brawley Benson Dec 5, 2024

Cryptocurrency making inroads in Central Asia and Caucasus

Crypto ownership exploding in Uzbekistan.

Nov 30, 2024

Turkmenistan tightening exit rules for citizens seeking to travel to Uzbekistan

Quick shopping trips supposedly cause Ashgabat “shame.”

Nov 20, 2024

Trump may toss a few foreign policy curveballs in the Caucasus

Authoritarian-minded leaders may not enjoy the smooth sailing they were expecting.

Nov 13, 2024

Kazakhstan: Wheat exports experience a big dip

Kazakh farmers being undercut by Russia.

Almaz Kumenov Oct 29, 2024

Individuals connected to Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgian Dream party received sweetheart deals from the government, Transparency International Georgia alleges. (Photo: gd.ge)

Georgia: Watchdog group blows whistle on suspicious Georgian Dream contracting practices

Friends and relatives of government officials listed as receiving sweetheart deals.

Brawley Benson Oct 25, 2024

Parliamentary elections 2024: Choice time for Georgia

The country’s geopolitical future is at stake.

Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 24, 2024

Almost 9 percent of Tajik citizens are undernourished, and one in five Tajik children under five are stunted due to malnourishment. (Photo: FMSC, CC BY 2.0, t.ly/xip_J)

Central Asian states make progress in addressing hunger

Tajikistan remains a country of concern.

Oct 21, 2024

The Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori road in Georgia was built in 2024 by China Communications Construction Company as part of efforts to boost and streamline traffic via the Middle Corridor. China and Georgia signed an MoU in September committing to jointly develop infrastructure, streamline customs procedures, and improve security and digitization of logistics. (Photo: gov.ge)

China expanding economic presence in South Caucasus

Deals aim to expand Middle Corridor trade.

Oct 17, 2024

Politicians and city planners discuss an infrastructure project in Rustavi, Georgia. Rapid urbanization in the South Caucasus fueled by spiking countryside-to-city migration has become a burgeoning challenge. (Photo: gov.ge)

Environmental challenges posing threats to food security, public health – academic study

Better urban planning needed to address pollution concerns.

Irakli Machaidze Oct 2, 2024

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