Officials in Moscow and their allies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia all canceled meetings with international diplomats brokering the discussions, casting the future of the talks into question.
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.
The problem is linked to the lack of systemic support for low-income families and the government’s refusal to ease hurdles to registering a non-profit.