The journalist faced not only the customary bureaucratic hurdles, but even alleged sexual harassment from an individual possibly linked to the security services.
Ashgabat may hope expending energy to attain international respectability will improve its chances of tapping global financial institutions for investment.
The COVID-19 vaccination experiences of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia show that if you’re a small and poor country, you need to rely on powerful friends.
The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
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.