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Berdymukhamedov, far right, at a meeting of presidents of Germany and Central Asian nations. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Father and son

Berdymukhamedov the elder's insistence on stealing his son's limelight makes it hard to know who is truly running the country. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 3, 2023
Dmitry Medvedev was commander-in-chief during Russia's 2008 war against Georgia. Now he's praising Georgian leaders' "pragmatism" (Telegram; Dmitry Medvedev)

Georgia wary of Russia bearing gifts

Pushing ahead with its charm offensive on Tbilisi, Moscow offers free education to Georgians.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 2, 2023
Dushanbe is, like all other Central Asian capitals, seeing a major construction boom. (Photo: Eurasianet)

EurasiaChat: Intrigue in Central Asia's ruling palaces

In the latest edition of EurasiaChat, impressions from Tajikistan, Russian soft power, Turkmen foreign policy, and tales of elite infighting.
Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat Oct 2, 2023
The blast occurred around 2:43 a.m, according to emergency officials. (Photo: Social media)

Uzbekistan: President demands swift investigation into huge Tashkent blast

At least one person was killed as a result of nighttime explosion.
Sep 28, 2023
Khurshid Daliyev. (Photo: Human.uz)

Uzbekistan: Secretive extortion trial ends with long sentences for journalists

Daliyev and his accomplices are accused of having used blackmail to get large amounts of money from top officials.
Sep 27, 2023
Hands up if you think you are running Turkmenistan: Former President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, standing alongside the incumbent president, his son, Serdar, at a session of the Halk Maslahaty on September 24. (Photo: Turkmenistan state media)

Turkmenistan: What Serdar does in the shadows

Russian diplomacy and Turkmenistan's evolving foreign relations amidst president Berdymukhamedov’s growing influence. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 27, 2023
Pan Yue (right), the head of China’s State Committee for Nationalities Affairs, and Aida Balayeva, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture, hold copies of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between their agencies signed on September 18. (Photo: gov.kz)

Xinjiang crackdown downplayed during Chinese nationalities rep’s visit to Kazakhstan

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Sep 22, 2023
Pashinyan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin's first meeting in 2018. It's been an uncomfortable relationship from the start (Kremlin.ru)

As Azerbaijan takes over Karabakh, Armenian-Russian ties reach new nadir

Many Armenians believe the strategic partnership with Russia has brought their country nothing but ruin and want to look elsewhere, but Moscow retains ample levers to exert pressure.
John Horan Sep 21, 2023
Missing out: All the Central Asia presidents minus one, Kyrgyzstan's Sadyr Japarov, seen in Dushanbe last week. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

EurasiaChat: Speaking truth to (and about) power

Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse.
EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard Sep 18, 2023
Mamuka Mamulashvili (R) dismissed the government's claim that he is involved in plotting a coup (Facebook; Mamuka Mamulashvili)

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
Say integration: The presidents of Central Asia and Azerbaijan posing for a photo ahead of a plenary session on September 14. (Photo: Tajik presidential office)

Central Asia's leaders get into specifics on trade-boosting initiatives

The fifth consultative meeting of the region's presidents was rich with dialogue on practicalities, but implementation is a tricky task.
Sep 15, 2023
Don't mention the war: Kamyzyaki's support for the Ukraine invasion has made them undesirables in Kazakhstan. (Photo: Instagram)

In Kazakhstan, comedy is no laughing matter

A Russian comedy group getting concerts canceled over its support for the Ukraine war is another harbinger of where public sentiment lies.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 15, 2023
An image of the Russian aid truck in Nagorno-Karabakh was shared by a former de facto official (X; Artak Beglaryan)

Nagorno-Karabakh receives first aid in months, but route to Armenia remains closed

The aid was supplied by the Russian Red Cross via the Azerbaijani city of Aghdam. But the Lachin road, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, remains closed.
Heydar Isayev, Lilit Shahverdyan Sep 13, 2023
Bearing gifts: The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, presenting a copy of a history textbook to the principal of the A.S. Pushkin Russian-Turkmen school in Ashgabat, Irina Kuminova. (Photo: Saint Petersburg City Administration)

Turkmenistan: Playing it by the textbook

Ashgabat is trying to be pals with Western economic partners, but its Russian sympathies are showing. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 12, 2023
A train leaves China’s Zhangjiakou for Uzbekistan’s Tashkent on August 29. In late August, PRC opened two new freight rail routes to Uzbekistan as part of an effort to expand Europe-bound export route options. (Photo: Xinhua)

China mobilizing Central Asia’s support on Taiwan issue

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Sep 8, 2023

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