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
Perspectives | Central Asian states walking fine line on Russian sanctions Kazakhstan proving more adept at dodging blame than Kyrgyzstan. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Dec 31, 2023
Georgia's billionaire boss re-enters politics … again Ivanishvili says he's coming out of retirement for a second time because the opposition is too weak to hold his team to account. John Horan Dec 31, 2023
China eclipses Russia as Central Asia’s top trade partner in 2023 An update on trade-related developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 28, 2023
Armenia considers possible future outside Russia-led military bloc Talk is growing louder in Armenia about a possible break with the CSTO and the country declaring "non-bloc status." Arshaluis Mgdesyan Dec 20, 2023
Turkmenistan: The brazen and the beautiful Fishy goings-on at a cosmetics services center, talking human rights with the EU, and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 19, 2023
Beijing making soft power push in Central Asia with vocational training initiative An update of educational developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 15, 2023
China building influence in Central Asia’s information space An update of educational developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 15, 2023
Georgia's Twelve European Labors The nation just cinched its status as a candidate for EU membership. Now it's time for a European makeover. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 14, 2023
Georgia's Hungarian dance Top Georgian MPs went to Budapest to sweet-talk Viktor Orbán ahead of the EU's expansion summit. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 7, 2023
Turkmenistan: Pledging the depths Ashgabat's promises to curb greenhouse gases do not stand up to scrutiny. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 5, 2023
Central Asia: Is the China-Kyrgyz-Uzbek railway project encountering a red signal? Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 1, 2023
Georgia's dis-United National Movement The ruling party's chairman gloated that the main opposition party has split into "Bolsheviks and Mensheviks." Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 1, 2023
Turkmenistan: Return to sender The UN is reluctant to engage with the public, rights activists struggle, renewables falter. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 28, 2023
Central Asia: All roads seem to lead to Mongolia Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Nov 24, 2023