Protesters occupy Abkhazia presidential offices for second day Moscow, which heavily backs the de facto republic, called the events an “internal affair” of Abkhazia and appealed for talks between the government and opposition. Joshua Kucera Jan 10, 2020
Georgia cancels contract for Black Sea megaport The prospects for completing the massive deep-sea Anaklia port project, potentially a key node of China-Europe trade, are now uncertain. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 9, 2020
Rubles in the Near Abroad: Tashkent tease, Yerevan squeeze Flirting with Uzbekistan, reconciling with Armenia and guarding Turkmenistan: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing. Maximilian Hess Jan 6, 2020
Outlook 2020: A view from our regions Turning to the year ahead, we outline the big trends in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Peter Leonard, Joshua Kucera Jan 2, 2020