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Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Whether the Armenian diamond-cutting industry is hurt or helped by the likely sanctions will depend on the EU's ability to trace the gems' origin to Russia.

Ashgabat's promises to curb greenhouse gases do not stand up to scrutiny. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

A raft of deal-making at the COP-28 summit will be a boon to the wind power agenda.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

The severity of the penalty highlights anxieties felt by the authorities since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

The UN is reluctant to engage with the public, rights activists struggle, renewables falter. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In this week's podcast, we also discussed the phenomenon of undocumented migration to the U.S. and another perennial: worsening human rights.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Officials say that it will make government spending more transparent

It was a price rise of this fuel that led to nationwide unrest in 2022.

Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

New legislation will place stronger requirements on lenders to ensure people taking out loans are able to pay back.

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.