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In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.

Armenia is taking a faster route to in-person classes than its Caucasus neighbors, but it is adopting a number of precautions to make sure that schools don’t spread the virus.

Hypocritical election congratulations underscore the cold strategic underpinnings of a bloc that is as much about politics as it is about trade.

Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation.

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.

The prime minister said the once heavily infected country can now “break the back” of the novel coronavirus.

If Georgian Dream wins a third consecutive term as Georgia’s governing party – a feat no party has achieved before – it will largely have COVID-19 to thank.