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The shortages have been fueled by a Russian export ban.

Obsessing about sports, building bridges, and speaking up for China. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

The announcement seems to be tied to a deranged post on the former Russian president’s social media.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

Far from Turkmen people acquiring new rights, there is every reason to believe things are poised to get worse on at least one front, if that is even possible. Our weekly briefing.

The annual focus on Pride parades makes queerness a geopolitical issue. And that does not help Georgia’s LGBTQ community, which faces violence and economic marginalization.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

The mass slaughter of animals in the syncretic pagan-Christian Lomisoba festival is out of step with 21st-century mores, some Georgians argue.

Armenia’s small Jewish community has been bolstered by about 200 recent arrivals fleeing Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

Supporters are growing an online network in the Tajik language. Many of the donors appear to be in Russia.

Georgian cinema has been enjoying a renaissance, becoming a darling of the international independent film world. But it’s also running into political problems at home.

Georgia pledged it would protect the Chorokhi Delta, a unique ecosystem and one of the country’s best spots for birding.

European governments are complaining about Georgian call centers fleecing their elderly citizens.

Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.