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Dmitry Medvedev was commander-in-chief during Russia's 2008 war against Georgia. Now he's praising Georgian leaders' "pragmatism" (Telegram; Dmitry Medvedev)

Georgia wary of Russia bearing gifts

Pushing ahead with its charm offensive on Tbilisi, Moscow offers free education to Georgians.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 2, 2023
Dushanbe is, like all other Central Asian capitals, seeing a major construction boom. (Photo: Eurasianet)

EurasiaChat: Intrigue in Central Asia's ruling palaces

In the latest edition of EurasiaChat, impressions from Tajikistan, Russian soft power, Turkmen foreign policy, and tales of elite infighting.
Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat Oct 2, 2023
President Japarov has cast himself as Kyrgyzstan's champion of morality and traditional values. (Photo: Presidential administration)

Kyrgyzstan: MPs give president power to overturn court rulings on moral grounds

Parliament is a pale version of its former self and now largely does the president's bidding.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Sep 29, 2023
Tajikistan is eager to project its military strength amid recurrent border tensions. (Photo: Presidential administration)

Tajikistan hands control over border airports to armed forces

The airports have lain largely idle since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Sep 27, 2023
Hands up if you think you are running Turkmenistan: Former President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, standing alongside the incumbent president, his son, Serdar, at a session of the Halk Maslahaty on September 24. (Photo: Turkmenistan state media)

Turkmenistan: What Serdar does in the shadows

Russian diplomacy and Turkmenistan's evolving foreign relations amidst president Berdymukhamedov’s growing influence. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 27, 2023
Pan Yue (right), the head of China’s State Committee for Nationalities Affairs, and Aida Balayeva, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture, hold copies of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between their agencies signed on September 18. (Photo: gov.kz)

Xinjiang crackdown downplayed during Chinese nationalities rep’s visit to Kazakhstan

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Sep 22, 2023
Partskhaladze briefly served as chief prosecutor in 2013 but had to step down after it emerged he'd done prison time in Germany for robbery (Pirveli TV)

Georgian government defends ex-prosecutor from U.S. sanctions

The authorities first distanced themselves from the ex-official and ex-con, but then reversed course and shielded him from U.S. sanctions.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 20, 2023
Japarov and Rahmon meeting in New York. (Photo: Tajik presidential administration)

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan presidents meet to tamp down border tensions

The head of the Kyrgyz security services sparked alarm by asserting that Bishkek was willing to uphold its territorial claims through force.
Sep 20, 2023
Turkmenbashi Sea Port is one of Turkmenistan's big gambles on becoming a major transit hub. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Roads scholars

Ambitious infrastructure projects and international partnerships fuel Turkmenistan's bid to transform economy and logistics landscape. This and more in this week’s Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 19, 2023
Missing out: All the Central Asia presidents minus one, Kyrgyzstan's Sadyr Japarov, seen in Dushanbe last week. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

EurasiaChat: Speaking truth to (and about) power

Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse.
EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard Sep 18, 2023
Mamuka Mamulashvili (R) dismissed the government's claim that he is involved in plotting a coup (Facebook; Mamuka Mamulashvili)

Georgia: Chronicle of coup foretold

National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 2023
Gas-processing facility at Turkmenistan's Bagaja field (Turkmengaz.gov.tm)

Interest surges in Turkmen gas

Ashgabat's announcement that it is open to developing a Trans-Caspian gas pipeline has sparked strong interest from potential importers.
David O'Byrne Sep 18, 2023
Say integration: The presidents of Central Asia and Azerbaijan posing for a photo ahead of a plenary session on September 14. (Photo: Tajik presidential office)

Central Asia's leaders get into specifics on trade-boosting initiatives

The fifth consultative meeting of the region's presidents was rich with dialogue on practicalities, but implementation is a tricky task.
Sep 15, 2023
Kloop under attack: The website has incensed the authorities through its reports on alleged corruption among top officials. (Photo: Danil Usmanov / Eurasianet)

Kyrgyzstan: Authorities follow through on threat to block Kloop site

The censorship has been made possible thanks to a contentious "fake information" law adopted in 2021.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Sep 14, 2023
Bearing gifts: The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, presenting a copy of a history textbook to the principal of the A.S. Pushkin Russian-Turkmen school in Ashgabat, Irina Kuminova. (Photo: Saint Petersburg City Administration)

Turkmenistan: Playing it by the textbook

Ashgabat is trying to be pals with Western economic partners, but its Russian sympathies are showing. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 12, 2023

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