Georgia's Hungarian dance Top Georgian MPs went to Budapest to sweet-talk Viktor Orbán ahead of the EU's expansion summit. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 7, 2023
Central Asia: Is the China-Kyrgyz-Uzbek railway project encountering a red signal? Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 1, 2023
Central Asia: All roads seem to lead to Mongolia Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Nov 24, 2023
Central Asia: Prosecutors probe for ways to improve authoritarian justice Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Nov 17, 2023
Armenia receives shipment of French armored vehicles through Georgia Azerbaijan is angry about France's sale of hardware and weapons to its rival Armenia. It's been quiet so far on Georgia's role in facilitating the transaction. Heydar Isayev Nov 16, 2023
Europeanizing Georgia's hot-tempered politics After briefly forcing a happy face over a historic development for their country, Georgian politicians are back at each other's throats. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 15, 2023
Unhappy with Russia, Armenia seeks new security partners Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S. Arshaluis Mgdesyan Nov 15, 2023
Turkmenistan: No country for old men? Iraq gas deal, talking to Washington on TAPI, old hands possibly on the way out. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 14, 2023
Kazakh president uses language to deliver a surprising message to Russia Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh. Justin Burke Nov 10, 2023
Meeting conditions for Georgia’s EU accession a tall order for Tbilisi Georgian Dream claims credit where credit doesn’t seem due. Nov 10, 2023
Tajikistan: Migrants trapped between currency depreciation and harassment Prices for basic staples have risen sharply, depressing the value of the remittances being sent home from Russia. Nov 9, 2023
Georgia recommended for EU membership candidate status The path to actual membership is very fraught and very long. But for now the mood in Tbilisi is exultant. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 8, 2023
Georgian killed by Russian border troops The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline. Nov 8, 2023
Russia's powerful economic levers over Armenia As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever. Arshaluis Mgdesyan Nov 1, 2023
Armenian PM sees "no advantage" in Russian troop presence as ties with Moscow deteriorate further Russian state TV aired an hour-long falsehood-laden program attacking the Armenian prime minister. Ani Avetisyan Oct 31, 2023
![Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2023-11/587_85717_399379_1.jpeg?itok=XpYDCzyw "Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)")
