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

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

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

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

Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.

The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline.

Turkmenistan’s Universal Periodic Review is taking place at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week. There will be a lot to talk about. This and more in this week’s Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever.

Berdymukhamedov headed to Turkey to explore options for energy cooperation. And he brought a puppy along as a gift. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Russian state TV aired an hour-long falsehood-laden program attacking the Armenian prime minister.

The declining Caspian poses a threat to the environment, no protests poses a threat to stability, no deals poses a threat to the trans-Caspian pipeline.

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

Angered Russian patriots suggested northern regions of Kazakhstan should be "liberated."

A Q&A with Georgian author Tinatin Japaridze on history, trauma and collective guilt.

Armenia is increasingly keen on Western mediation while Azerbaijan prefers to see the issue settled with the participation of regional powers like Russia and Turkey.