Uzbekistan’s hardest-working students see China as a promising alternative to America and Europe. They often learn about opportunities on social media.
The unprecedented White House statement was welcomed by Armenians around the world, and viewed in the Caucasus through the lens of last year’s war with Azerbaijan.
The country’s power companies are $1.5 billion in debt, but attempts to raise household electricity prices have previously run into violent public resistance.
Legacy and death must linger perennially even in the minds of the most megalomaniacal autocrats, and this is why preparations for Turkmenistan’s future are proceeding apace.
As Georgian politicians near a possible resolution to their long-running political crisis, they are facing increasing impatience from their American and European allies.