Kazakhstan: Fanfare as Astana opens financial hub Detractors worry whether the fancy new center will find enough clients to justify its creation. Joanna Lillis Jul 5, 2018
Russia extends blockade on Ukraine goods headed to Central Asia The restrictions have been in place since 2016 and were in response to Kiev's trade dealings with the EU. Jul 2, 2018
With new railway, Turkey seeks to isolate Armenia and integrate Azerbaijan Kars sees itself as the hub for one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure projects Bradley Jardine Jun 29, 2018
Kazakhstan’s comic-book heroes battle for the marketplace A nascent comic-book industry fights assumptions that the material is for kids. Almaz Kumenov Jun 14, 2018
Kazakhstan and renewables: Make-believe or visionary trend-setting? Renewables still amount to just a whisker over 1 percent of all power produced in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov Jun 5, 2018
Report details increasing trade between Georgia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia Political disputes still continue to hinder efforts to formalize the trade, however, the International Crisis Group found. Joshua Kucera May 24, 2018
Perspectives | Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s migration outlier In recent years, Kazakhstan has switched from sending migrants abroad to receiving them instead. Sarah Calderone May 3, 2018
Uzbekistan: Turkish president’s visit generates billions in deals Companies sealed $3 billion worth of investment contracts. May 1, 2018
Perspectives | At Kazakhstan's main airport, are Kyrgyz being singled out for questioning? Women get the really creepy treatment. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 18, 2018
Azerbaijan reaches deal with Belarus over missile purchases - report The deal had, according to earlier reports, been blocked by Armenia. Joshua Kucera Apr 18, 2018
Kazakhstan adopts Hollywood glamor to energize cinema industry The impetus to keep hammering away at the international film market has come from President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Almaz Kumenov Apr 16, 2018
Kazakhstan issues hacker warning to banks Cyber-security specialists says lenders have lulled themselves into a false sense of invulnerability. Almaz Kumenov Apr 13, 2018
Kazakhstan’s 1930s Famine Gets Film Treatment as Memories Fade Although Soviet collectivization left indelible traces on Kazakhstan, the subject rarely gets a public airing. Almaz Kumenov Mar 23, 2018
South Ossetian Police Pressure Investigative Journalist The journalist said authorities demanded she be fired after she reported on a dispute between the region's leader and a Russian businessman. Bradley Jardine Feb 20, 2018
Kazakhstan: Tackling Taboos Through Theater Bringing politics to the stage can be difficult in a country where open discussion of government is implicitly discouraged. Paul Bartlett Feb 20, 2018