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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
Kyrgyz soldiers by a Belarus-made Pechora-2 BM air defense missile system. Belarus has emerged as one of Kyrgyzstan’s newest arms purveyors amid the latter’s simmering tensions with Tajikistan. (Photo: president.kg)

Perspectives: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan building up for another potential round of fighting

An unusual constellation of outside players taking shape.
Svenja Petersen Aug 28, 2023
Ruling party leaders discuss electoral reform and other issues with civil society representatives at a conference in July (Facebook; Georgian parliament)

Trump indictments seized on in Tbilisi

Fixation on Trump's election subversion charges comes as Georgia awaits new tensions ahead of a major vote next year.
Nini Gabritchidze Aug 23, 2023
Chinese-made DJI Agras T30 drones. Just over a dozen such drones being shipped by a Kyrgyz company bound for Russia were intercepted by the Kazakh customs. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

Kyrgyzstan: President pushes back on US accusations of sanctions-busting behavior

Amid denials there is a hint of Kyrgyz willingness to step up export controls.
Justin Burke Aug 16, 2023
A sticker pasted over a Russian-language poster in Yerevan, Armenia, part of a street-intervention initiative called “Decolonize Yourself/This Wall.” The campaign is being carried out by activists from the School of the Complex Past in the Armenian capital. (Courtesy School of Complex Past)

Perspectives: “We have common traumas, but no common memory”

Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard
Barbara von Ow-Freytag Aug 16, 2023
The activists were briefly detained by police following their act of protest at a U.S. embassy reception (Abzas Media)

Embassy protest highlights Azerbaijani activists' frustration

Many Azerbaijani activists wish Western democracies would do more to push back against their repressive government.
Jul 14, 2023
(Screenshot of the video of purportedly showing Yevgeny Prigozhin having a meeting with Yunus-bek Yevkurov and Vladimir Alexeyev)

Russia: Video undermines Putin's authority

Wagner group chief channeling spirit of Pugachev, starting a rebellion in the regions.
Jun 24, 2023
Kyrgyz lawmakers at work. (Photo: Jogorku Kenesh)

​​Kyrgyzstan: MPs slam West while using status for U.S. visas

While foreign-funded NGOs are getting more scrutiny, the state readily accepts billions of dollars in outside aid.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 14, 2023
Obali lives in Chicago and was reportedly attacked in Santa Clara, California (Gunaz.tv)

Dissident Iranian-Azerbaijani TV chief speaks out after beating in U.S.

Ahmad Obali, a prominent proponent of Azerbaijani nationalism in Iran and virulent critic of the Islamic Republic, refused to speak about who might have attacked him.
Heydar Isayev Jun 6, 2023
Turkmen National Leader (not president) Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov meeting in Tehran with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Plugging the leaks

Ashgabat wants Americans to fix the leaks, Iranians to buy fuel, and China to pay for pipelines. This and more in the latest edition of the Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 6, 2023
An exhibition celebrating 30 years of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Georgia in 2022 (Facebook; National Archives of Georgia)

Georgia slams U.S. visa policies amid Russia flights controversy

Complaining about U.S. visa policies has become Tbilisi's latest line of rhetoric against its strategic partner.
Nini Gabritchidze May 19, 2023
President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, left, attending Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. (Photo: Kremlin website)

Turkmenistan: Negative neutrality

Loyalty to Moscow, U.S. umbrage at Iran's arms supplies, coronation and soccer. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 9, 2023

Russian journalist: Ukrainians are confident of final victory

Ten-day tour reveals that Ukrainian national identity is stronger than ever.
May 9, 2023
Civic engagement in Ukraine surged in the wake of the Euromaidan protests in 2014, then dipped in 2017, amid deepening public disillusionment with the government’s failure to tackle corruption, but started rising again in 2019 after Volodymyr Zelenskyy became president. (Photo: Ivan Bandura, CC BY 2.0, t.ly/NAEI)

Report highlights how Russia misread Ukraine’s popular mood

The signs of solidarity and resilience shown by Ukrainians were evident in the decade leading up to the war, but the Kremlin ignored the evidence.
May 2, 2023
Halyk

Kazakhstan spooked by U.S. warning of secondary sanctions

At least one leading financial services company is cutting back its exposure to Russian nationals.
Apr 26, 2023

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