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Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Whether the Armenian diamond-cutting industry is hurt or helped by the likely sanctions will depend on the EU's ability to trace the gems' origin to Russia.

Ashgabat's promises to curb greenhouse gases do not stand up to scrutiny. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Conversations have focused on key roads and access to remote settlements.

A raft of deal-making at the COP-28 summit will be a boon to the wind power agenda.

Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

The severity of the penalty highlights anxieties felt by the authorities since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

The first session of the kurultai as a permanent state body is due to take place next month.

The UN is reluctant to engage with the public, rights activists struggle, renewables falter. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In this week's podcast, we also discussed the phenomenon of undocumented migration to the U.S. and another perennial: worsening human rights.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

The quality of the internet has been severely compromised by restrictions placed on the market.

Critics worry, though, that the surge in interest for this period is an attempt by Uzbekistan's ruling authorities to legitimize themselves.

It was a price rise of this fuel that led to nationwide unrest in 2022.