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Recent moves toward restoring relations with Armenia’s traditional enemies have run into strong resistance from the global diaspora. But will it make a difference?

BP, which operates the pipeline to Georgia's Black Sea coast, says the shutdown is temporary and that in the meantime all oil exports are being rerouted through Turkey.

The two presidents agreed to boost a transport corridor that bypasses Russia.

For Azerbaijan to meet gas demand in the Balkans, billions in new investments – and patience – will be required.

Arms sales and Erdogan’s tough-guy appeal have been part of the mix.

Talks between the neighbors to reestablish diplomatic and trade links have taken on new urgency as Russia’s invasion spooks the region.

But Kazakhstan has more to lose.

The idea that the Eurasian Economic Union can help Moscow violate sanctions is exaggerated.

As anti-Russian sentiment rises in Georgia, the many Russians here share Georgians’ shock and disgust at what is happening in Ukraine.

While the government has been pushing the potential benefits of easier cross-border trade, many businesspeople aren’t so sure.

The Moscow meeting was the launch of negotiations between the two countries, whose border has been closed since 1993.

Yerevan and Ankara are now trying to rebuild ties, and in any case the ban didn’t work out economically for Armenia, officials said.

Amid pressures from climate change, hydropower dams are further disrupting cross-border water supplies. Part two in a series.

It would be the most concrete step yet in restoring ties between the two sides, whose border has been closed for nearly three decades.

Turkmenistan needs food staples and energy-rich Kazakhstan is, surprisingly, short of gas. The mechanics of a deal and more in our weekly briefing.