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Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

A leadership election in Georgia's biggest opposition party has shown that informal rule may be a more widespread problem in the country than previously thought.

Two new wells are being drilled into "deep" gas reservoirs, as Azerbaijan seeks more gas to send to Europe.

The airline cancelled flights to the country last year, fearing its leased aircraft could be seized.

This time, the two countries are rowing over the provision of arms and the possible resumption of air travel between Russia and Georgia.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry alluded to a potential confrontation with Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh and Russian border guards in Armenia.

Kyiv has long taken a pro-Azerbaijan position vis-a-vis the conflict with Armenia. Now officials say that Armenia and Russia are using the blockade to try to steal attention from Ukraine.

Moscow is driving forward its energy ambitions in Central Asia as it seeks new markets for gas that Europe now shuns.

Armenia sees the new EU mission as a force for peace and security, but there is no buy-in from Azerbaijan or Russia.

Three years ago, Moscow's unilateral flight ban was intended to shock Georgia. Now many Georgians dread the resumption of air connections.

The president’s authority now looks desperately weakened, which means that if anything should happen to his 65-year-old father, a crisis of legitimacy could ensue. Our weekly briefing.

Brussels notes some "progress" toward addressing its conditions for membership candidate status. But no one knows how much will be enough.

The hardest thing to change may be patriarchal stereotypes.

Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor comes as it accuses Armenia of dragging its feet over the fate of another critical route, the would-be Zangezur Corridor.

Statistics show Georgia’s South Caucasus neighbors among its top trading partners. But how diverse is this trade?