Eurasianet

This week in our Turkmenistan bulletin: Ashgabat and Moscow suddenly ratify an aged security agreement. Plus budgets, boasts and bribes.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

This year, Azerbaijan embraces both the Orient and bisexuality, while Georgia complains about the West.

Some hard talk from the Russian foreign minister has led to recriminations in Yerevan and the prospect of Azerbaijan’s foreign minister getting sacked.