Perspectives | Central Asian states walking fine line on Russian sanctions Kazakhstan proving more adept at dodging blame than Kyrgyzstan. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Dec 31, 2023
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
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
Officials, experts seek to calm Georgians' Black Sea safety fears Environmental authorities have intensified water monitoring amid concerns about the wider effects of the Kakhovka dam collapse. Nini Gabritchidze Jul 17, 2023
Russia: Video undermines Putin's authority Wagner group chief channeling spirit of Pugachev, starting a rebellion in the regions. Jun 24, 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
Public in Kyrgyzstan pressed from all sides by Russia’s war in Ukraine Kyrgyz authorities do not want pollsters or journalists to probe public opinion about the war. Mar 16, 2023
Event | If Russia goes nuclear, how does the West respond? The Soviet-era constraint of collective decision-making seems to have eroded in Putin’s Russia. Mar 13, 2023