2018: Eurasianet’s year in review Our managing editor recaps the top stories of the year. David Trilling Dec 28, 2018
Bad debt to “disappear” in Georgia A near total bailout of delinquent loans brings relief to many Georgians, in spite of criticisms that it was a vote-buying scheme. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 20, 2018
Could cryptocurrency leave Abkhazia in the dark? The de facto authorities are trying to regulate currency mining so that it doesn’t break the territory’s rickety power system this winter. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 12, 2018
Why has the Azerbaijani manat flatlined? Compared to other emerging-market currencies facing turmoil, Azerbaijan’s hasn’t budged despite a government promise to let it float. Samten Bhutia Nov 15, 2018
Georgian coal town longs for Chinese rescue Locals need the jobs; environmentalists and transparency activists are aghast. Nicholas Muller Nov 13, 2018
Iran sanctions herald energy trouble for Caucasus nations Azerbaijan is in the most complicated position, as it has plans to jointly develop shared oil and gas fields with Iran. David O'Byrne Nov 8, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Turkmenistan threatens Belarusian company with international arbitration A Belarusian-built potash plant is producing way less than it should. Nov 6, 2018
Perspectives | Tourism sustains, and threatens, Georgia’s highland heritage Tales of an authentic society living at the edge of time fail to account for higher living standards in the Soviet heyday. A visual commentary by Stefan Applis Nov 2, 2018
Marijuana exports become the talk of Georgia's presidential campaign The opposition claims that kingmaker Bidzina Ivanishvili is aiming to be “Georgia's Pablo Escobar.” Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 19, 2018
UK aims at shady Azerbaijani money – but is it missing the target? Some have expressed concern that the UK's first use of the “unexplained wealth order” targeted someone already out of favor with the Azerbaijani government. Joshua Kucera Oct 11, 2018
Georgia bans plastic bags, marking the end of an era In the Soviet Union, plastic bags were hallmarks of modernity. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 8, 2018
Armenia sees sharp decrease in foreign investments Much of the decrease is attributable to uncertainty around the future of a U.S.- and U.K.-backed gold mine. Ani Mejlumyan Sep 10, 2018
Belarus: Eco-protestors target proposed shipping route through Ukraine and Poland The EU and multilateral lenders are studying the project. Tom Allan Sep 5, 2018
Turkish lira casts pall over Caucasus and Central Asia In the Caucasus and Central Asia, the lira’s rot could spread Maximilian Hess Aug 21, 2018
