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As the Georgian government entertains the idea of allowing Russia to resume direct flights, Washington and Brussels have issued warnings about complying with international sanctions.

Advocates say they’re emulating the best Western practices. Critics fear the inspiration comes from Russia.

Disappointed with stagnation at home, Georgians are increasingly forging an illegal path to the United States.

Turkmenistan’s new leader receives an American official while his father visits Putin. And Ashgabat doubles the number of blocked websites. Our weekly briefing.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking American official ever to visit Armenia, and it came at a critical time during the country’s conflict with Azerbaijan.

The figures can be found in major American retailers, like Whole Foods.

A group of ruling party MPs claims to have gone rogue to speak the “truth” about the country’s relations with the West.

The U.S. embassy’s decision not to visit Shusha followed soon after its reappointment of a representative to the Minsk Group, a body Baku has declared “dead.”

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.

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.