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Armenian exports to Russia are up nearly 50 percent in the first half of the year, and land transport routes via Georgia are overloaded.

The current process, unlike previous efforts, is a largely top-down one. What can we do to change that?

The shortages have been fueled by a Russian export ban.

A series of ceasefire violations has led to an unprecedented level of criticism, even as the Armenians of Karabakh still see the peacekeepers as their main guarantor of security.

China wants Russia to stop interfering with Kazakh oil exports.

The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

Tashkent sees the link as part of a transcontinental route bypassing Russia.

Land ownership is a sensitive issue in Abkhazia. The deal also sparked controversy in Georgia proper, where critics accused the government of closing its eyes to Russian expansion.

The cause of the problem may lie in Russians hoovering up all the available greenbacks.

Baku has been reforming its armed forces with a new education system, new weaponry, and a big increase in special forces units. And it is all being modeled after Turkey’s military.

Kazakhstan says it expects to produce up to 13.5 million tons of wheat this year.

Greenpeace found radiation levels three times higher than earlier reported by the IAEA.

Azerbaijan has increased pressure in recent weeks for Armenia to complete the pullout.

Turkmenistan is difficult to access, but it is a strategic location. In this week’s briefing we examine the assorted flavors of “north-south” corridor, trade with neighbors, and much more.

The memorandum is a win for Baku while committing it to do little.