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The president’s father (the former president) is stealing the show. Plus, the latest on efforts to get Turkmen gas to Europe. Our weekly briefing.

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.

Pirmukhammadzoda says he has no hope in the justice system and expects to receive a lengthy sentence.

A new $100 million project run by members of both presidents’ families highlights the tight relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Rahmon indicates that he wants more money and attention from Moscow.

Putin hijacked a summit in Kazakhstan to spread a conspiracy theory, undermining his host’s efforts to get the world to take a grouping of Asian leaders seriously.

More than a military alliance analogous to NATO, the bloc is a political entity. But analysts have never agreed on its exact purpose.

Exiles mourn Turkish visa regime while Berdymukhamedov Sr. sniffs around Abe's funeral for business. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

A largely Tajik village in Kyrgyzstan has been dragged into a diplomatic row since the latest fighting with neighboring Tajikistan.

In the first episode of our new podcast, we discuss a watershed moment in Central Asia's independent history, as Putin's war pushed the countries into China's arms. Plus, the worst violence yet between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And more.

Videos are emerging that do not support the Tajik government’s minimal statements about its border war with Kyrgyzstan.

The geographical spread of the confrontations is causing alarm.

IRPT members have been the object of mass arrests and sham trials since 2015.

The only figure that the regime deems worthy of open adulation is President Emomali Rahmon.