Kazakhstan: ArcelorMittal sweats response to latest mining deaths The steel giant is on the hook for a multi-million dollar fine as officials ramp up grumbling about the company. Artyem Sochnev Nov 17, 2022
Kazakhstan: Oil-rich west to become green hydrogen hub The plan is to turn waters from the Caspian Sea into clean hydrogen for export. Joanna Lillis Oct 28, 2022
Azerbaijan and EU agree to strategic energy partnership The memorandum is a win for Baku while committing it to do little. David O'Byrne Jul 18, 2022
Batumi development would break Georgia’s biodiversity promise to EU Georgia pledged it would protect the Chorokhi Delta, a unique ecosystem and one of the country’s best spots for birding. Katharine Khamhaengwong Jun 6, 2022
Uzbek soccer player’s Italian adventures inspire dreams back home Eldor Shomurodov’s success making it into one of Europe’s most important national football leagues has generated a fresh flurry of ambition among young Uzbek players. Oct 6, 2021
Belarus: Eco-protestors target proposed shipping route through Ukraine and Poland The EU and multilateral lenders are studying the project. Tom Allan Sep 5, 2018
Georgian-Russian Opera Singer Performs in Abkhazia, Scandal Ensues The singer put Gali authorities in a delicate spot after criticizing the separatist government. Bradley Jardine Feb 1, 2018
Mongolia: Harsh Winter Wiping Out Livestock, Stoking Economic Crisis for Nomads Helen Wright Apr 1, 2016