Perspectives | Dam building on the Kura-Aras and water tensions in the Caucasus Amid pressures from climate change, hydropower dams are further disrupting cross-border water supplies. Part two in a series. Nareg Kuyumjian Dec 28, 2021
Perspectives | Don’t water it down: The role of water security in the Armenia-Azerbaijan war Water disputes helped escalate the conflict into all-out war. Left unaddressed, they pose the same risk again. The first in a three-part series. Nareg Kuyumjian Dec 22, 2021
Turkmenistan: Money, money, money Despite Ashgabat’s fervent diplomacy, one ingredient is missing from its dream project across Afghanistan. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 21, 2021
Taliban accidentally wires money to Tajikistan-based opposition The embassy says it refuses to give back the cash. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 20, 2021
Kazakhstan: New Baikonur launch facility to be named after Nazarbayev The new launchpad is designed to accommodate more environmentally safe craft. Almaz Kumenov Dec 15, 2021
Turkmenistan: Howdy partner Turkmenistan is busily engaging with neighbors. Plus: Dancing diplomats and the president’s nephew liquidates a dodgy scheme after journalists exposed him. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 14, 2021
Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family. Dec 13, 2021
Georgia responds to inflation by increasing spending The cash transfers risk pushing consumer prices up further. Nino Bakradze Dec 8, 2021
Tajikistan press-gangs an army to defend long Afghan border The conscripts, generally Tajikistan’s poorest young men, are brutalized into service. And they are the country’s first line of defense. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 2, 2021
New American company seeks to realize Trans-Caspian pipe dream The new proposal’s modest scope, and new diplomatic developments, could finally make the pipeline feasible. David O'Byrne Dec 1, 2021
Turkmenistan: Door to Hell slammed shut As hopes for an Afghanistan gas pipeline fade again, there is more upbeat news to the west. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 30, 2021
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran reach gas trade deal The deal was presented by both Baku and Tehran as proof that their recent political crisis had been overcome. Joshua Kucera Nov 29, 2021
Have Georgia’s crypto glory days passed? More expensive electricity means global cryptominers are avoiding Georgia. Clément Girardot Nov 26, 2021
Roman empire’s easternmost aqueduct discovered in Armenia The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE. Joshua Kucera Nov 24, 2021