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Not taking the long view: Authorities routinely insist on the importance of the cotton crop. (Photo: Turkmen government website)

Turkmenistan: Karakum as you are, as you were

The authorities suffer from a case of misplaced priorities in thinking about the future. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 30, 2023
The grain in Baku will stay mainly in the terminal: Kazakhstan hoping to build the storage facility in the coming five years. (Photo: Baku International Sea Trade Port website)

Kazakhstan eyeing Baku grain entrepôt for Europe exports

The terminal may reportedly be completed in the coming five years.
Almaz Kumenov May 27, 2023
Azerbaijani train

Russia and Iran agree on new rail corridor via Azerbaijan

The route has gained new importance as Russia seeks to replace its former trade routes that have been cut off by Western sanctions.
Joshua Kucera May 26, 2023
Russia suspended direct flights with Georgia in 2019 (Facebook; TAV Georgia)

Georgia: Uncertainty looms as first carriers authorized for Russia flights

The government says the country will not be accepting operators and aircraft that have come under Western sanctions.
Nini Gabritchidze May 16, 2023
Officials from the three partner nations at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Tashkent. (Photo: Uzbek state railways company)

Uzbekistan hosts HQ for trans-Afghan train project

It is not clear at present who is going to provide funding for the railroad or how much it will cost.
May 15, 2023

Russia rewards Georgia with lifting of visa requirement, renewal of direct flights

The changes signal growing competition between Russia and the West for Georgia’s geopolitical loyalty.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 10, 2023
President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, left, attending Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. (Photo: Kremlin website)

Turkmenistan: Negative neutrality

Loyalty to Moscow, U.S. umbrage at Iran's arms supplies, coronation and soccer. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 9, 2023
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino standing beside Rustam Emomali, the speaker of the senate, mayor of Dushanbe and, also, president of the Central Asia Football Association. (Photo: Tajikistan football association)

EurasiaChat: Water and work in short supply

And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting.
Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat May 8, 2023
Russia is Armenia's biggest export market by far (Noyan.am)

As Armenia seeks allies in the West, its economic dependence on Russia grows

Armenia's exports to Russia are booming – but the country's producers aren't benefiting.
Arshaluis Mgdesyan Apr 28, 2023
Halyk

Kazakhstan spooked by U.S. warning of secondary sanctions

At least one leading financial services company is cutting back its exposure to Russian nationals.
Apr 26, 2023
Water levels in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Canal are threatened by climate change and new irrigation upstream in Afghanistan. (David Trilling)

Turkmenistan: Going south fast

Turkmenistan is at last willing to discuss its full-blown water crisis. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 25, 2023
butter

Kyrgyzstan, Russia ties tested by differences on trade, language

Russia is hurting close allies, fueling frustration with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU trade bloc.
Apr 21, 2023
Soviet biological weapons program

Kazakhstan’s Stepnogorsk: Portrait of a former Soviet closed town

In the years before independence, Stepnogorsk had become a key node in Moscow’s biological weapons program and uranium industry. Now it is one of many Kazakh provincial towns framed by its Soviet legacy.
Artyem Sochnev Apr 17, 2023
Young women are bound by traditional norms and offered few protections. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Golf stream

Death in the family, U.S. visitors come visiting, pointless election results, and the sad lot of Turkmen women. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 11, 2023
Warehouses are in short supply across Central Asia. (Photo: Kazakhstan government website)

Russia’s parallel imports hindered by Central Asia bottleneck

E-commerce companies are actively exploring options for building logistics sites in Kazakhstan.
Apr 10, 2023

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