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Security operation claims life of notorious gangland figure, raising questions about political connections.

“They try to silence opposing voices”

Pushing ahead with its charm offensive on Tbilisi, Moscow offers free education to Georgians.

In the latest edition of EurasiaChat, impressions from Tajikistan, Russian soft power, Turkmen foreign policy, and tales of elite infighting.

Parliament is a pale version of its former self and now largely does the president's bidding.

At least one person was killed as a result of nighttime explosion.

The airports have lain largely idle since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Daliyev and his accomplices are accused of having used blackmail to get large amounts of money from top officials.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

The authorities first distanced themselves from the ex-official and ex-con, but then reversed course and shielded him from U.S. sanctions.

The head of the Kyrgyz security services sparked alarm by asserting that Bishkek was willing to uphold its territorial claims through force.

Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse.

National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.

The fifth consultative meeting of the region's presidents was rich with dialogue on practicalities, but implementation is a tricky task.

The censorship has been made possible thanks to a contentious "fake information" law adopted in 2021.