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Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

The unprecedented attacks on Georgia’s Western partners have drawn rebukes from Brussels and Washington.

The U.S. is pressing companies to show vigilance over export control evasion attempts.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

Recent moves toward restoring relations with Armenia’s traditional enemies have run into strong resistance from the global diaspora. But will it make a difference?

Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a visit to Central Asia to talk about the United States. But his counterparts wanted to talk business.

Russia had again been complaining about U.S.-funded labs in Armenia. Now Yerevan is cutting off some biosecurity cooperation with the Americans.

When Tajik activists get into trouble, their Western partners “stand by mutely.”

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The government would prefer Muslims to stick to a secular-leaning, state-sanctioned version of the faith.

Remembering an accidental leader whose brief political career mirrored the greater tragedy of his country.

Ovalbek Turdakun’s passage from Kyrgyzstan to the United States was helped by two members of Congress.

Dushanbe is dependent on Russia and indebted to China. Will the IMF come to the rescue?

Sanctions on Russia will help Uzbekistan’s GM plant meet demand at home.

But Kazakhstan has more to lose.