Turkmenistan: The dammed united Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
The wheels are coming off Ukrainian anti-corruption reform efforts Popular faith in Zelensky’s ability to deliver is slipping. Fabrice Deprez Nov 3, 2020
Ukraine: Zaporizhia bridge emerges as measure of Zelensky’s progress The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes. Fabrice Deprez Oct 27, 2020
See how Ukrainians look askance at leap years Superstition is reflected in data when it comes to tying the knot. Mariya Chukhnova Sep 7, 2020
Ukraine should tweak economic policies for separatist regions – report Malign neglect will end up hurting Kyiv too, the ICG argues. Sep 3, 2020
Ukraine’s census attempt crashes and burns yet again Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago. Mariya Chukhnova Aug 12, 2020
Perspectives | A model for Ukraine: Kyrgyzstan’s 10-year battle to end statelessness New legislation to help stateless people in Ukraine will be meaningless without a proactive campaign to identify them. Like Kyrgyzstan’s. Eric Fritz Jul 28, 2020
Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies. Ani Hovhannisyan, Tetiana Kozak Jul 18, 2020
Perspectives | Time to rethink supply chains; the Eastern Partnership zone is an option Realignment would put the EU on sounder economic footing, and reduce the possibility of Chinese economic bullying down the road. Anatoly Motkin, Debra Cagan Jul 10, 2020
Ukrainian labor migrants turn west One in seven wage-earning Ukrainians is a labor migrant. Mariya Chukhnova Jun 22, 2020
A brief history of corruption in Ukraine: the dawn of the Zelensky era The comedian-turned-president finds that taming corruption is no joke. Part 6 in a series. Katya Gorchinskaya Jun 17, 2020
A brief history of corruption in Ukraine: the Poroshenko Era The candyman can’t confect a system to contain graft. Part 5 in a series. Katya Gorchinskaya Jun 11, 2020
A brief history of corruption in Ukraine: the Yanukovych era A poor boy from Donbas breaks bad. Part 4 in a series. Katya Gorchinskaya Jun 3, 2020
U.S. experiments with three-way dialogue with Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Washington may pursue a similar format with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan. May 28, 2020
A brief history of corruption in Ukraine: the Yushchenko era The Orange Revolution fades to black. Part 3 in a series. Katya Gorchinskaya May 28, 2020