Memoir: Clinching the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline A former US Caspian energy envoy recalls the ups and downs of getting a key post-Soviet energy export route built. Steven Mann Jan 3, 2024
A decent man: Living through stagnation, war and peace in Georgia Our chief Caucasus correspondent reflects on the life and radically changing times of his father, who passed away last month. Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 17, 2023
Perspectives | Turkmenistan forgets Memory Day As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online. Oguljamal Yazliyeva Jan 12, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
Kazakh-language film content makes progress against Russian headwinds One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide. Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2022
Memoir | The Shushkevich I knew Remembering an accidental leader whose brief political career mirrored the greater tragedy of his country. George Krol May 12, 2022
Kazakhstan: President vows wide-ranging political reforms to ward off stagnation Tokayev says he is going to make it easier for more political parties to get registered. Almaz Kumenov Mar 16, 2022
Memoir | Thirty years of Kazakhstan: A prelude to an epilogue A former American ambassador to Kazakhstan examines lessons learned since first visiting the country weeks after independence. John Ordway Mar 11, 2022
Memoir | Diplomacy in Ashgabat in the 1990s The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan discusses lessons learned and missed opportunities in the early years of independence. Michael Cotter Feb 11, 2022
Perspectives | What Kazakhstan's foreign investors are watching Pursuing reforms while keeping skittish investors on side: Can Tokayev do both? Maximilian Hess Jan 17, 2022
CSTO begins to withdraw from Kazakhstan The state of emergency has been lifted in most of the country. Almaz Kumenov Jan 13, 2022
Kazakhstan: Ex-security services chief and Nazarbayev ally arrested Masimov faces charges of treason. Joanna Lillis Jan 8, 2022
Kazakhstan: Shoot to kill protesters, orders tough-talking Tokayev The president has doubled down on his claims that terrorists with foreign backing are behind the protests, which began this week over fuel prices then snowballed. Joanna Lillis Jan 7, 2022
Kazakhstan: Dozens killed as government unleashes military crackdown Thousands have been detained in Kazakhstan as Russia blames the unrest on an assortment of foreign actors. Eurasianet staff Jan 6, 2022