Perspectives | “Russia is going to wake up to a very difficult reality” A Q&A with Georgian author Tinatin Japaridze on history, trauma and collective guilt. Oct 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence poses a “serious threat” to Internet freedom – report AI can facilitate an expansion of the surveillance state. Brawley Benson Oct 16, 2023
Georgia: Chronicle of coup foretold National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine. Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 2023
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
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
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
Tajikistan: Dual citizenship-holders fear Russian army call-up Nationalist calls for migrants in Russia to "pay their dues" are starting to be heard against a mounting backdrop of xenophobic sentiment. Jun 1, 2023
Russian journalist: Ukrainians are confident of final victory Ten-day tour reveals that Ukrainian national identity is stronger than ever. May 9, 2023
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
Kazakhstan: The rise and fall of the separatists that weren’t Ever since the start to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anything with the slightest whiff of separatism in Kazakhstan has elicited a harsh crackdown. Except this time. Apr 5, 2023
Kazakhstan poised to intensify vetting of re-exports to Russia Kazakh traders have been helping fill Russian demand for high-tech consumer goods and other items hard to obtain under Western sanctions. Joanna Lillis Mar 22, 2023
EurasiaChat: A year of de-Russification in Central Asia Plus: Rising gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Feb 27, 2023
EU pledges 'merit-based' assessment on Georgia's candidacy Yet the final decision will depend on the 27 member states and their individual considerations. Nini Gabritchidze Feb 14, 2023
Georgian authorities face backlash over Russian purchases Tbilisi says the war will not derail plans to buy subway cars from Russia with European money. Nini Gabritchidze Feb 3, 2023
Fight or flight: Tbilisi and Kyiv caught in another round of tensions This time, the two countries are rowing over the provision of arms and the possible resumption of air travel between Russia and Georgia. Nini Gabritchidze Jan 27, 2023