After the war: Touring Azerbaijan's reclaimed territories The mood in Baku is triumphal but it’s heavy and vengeful rather than joyous. Paul Benjamin Osterlund Dec 22, 2020
Here’s Looking at EAEU: What a gas! Unemployment, post-COVID hopes, and moving gas: This and more in our monthly briefing on the Eurasian Economic Union. Here’s looking at EAEU Dec 10, 2020
Uzbekistan postpones first census because of coronavirus The population has not been counted in over 30 years. Nov 13, 2020
Uzbekistan to begin Chinese vaccine trial 5,000 volunteers have been mobilized for the phase-three trial. Nov 9, 2020
Election clashes, COVID deepen crisis in Georgia Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 2020
Perspectives | How U.S. hawks’ fixation on Iran endangers Middle East Christians A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians. Eldar Mamedov Oct 31, 2020
On Georgian voters’ minds: A pandemic, a bank robbery, and treasonous cartography Georgians go to the polls for legislative elections on October 31 after an unexpectedly eventful campaign season. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 30, 2020
Uzbekistan: The mixed legacy of Bukhara’s 1920 uprising One hundred years after the Red Army established the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, residents are ambivalent about its meaning. Oct 29, 2020
Perspectives | Why Kazakhstan’s leaders fear regional unrest Rigged elections have created political crises in two other post-Soviet countries this year, leaving Nur-Sultan edgy ahead of a parliamentary vote. Aruzhan Meirkhanova Oct 27, 2020
Ukraine: Zaporizhia bridge emerges as measure of Zelensky’s progress The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes. Fabrice Deprez Oct 27, 2020
War in the Caucasus hits close to home for Turkey’s Armenians Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals. Ayla Jean Yackley Oct 21, 2020
Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict poses threat to regional energy corridor While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real. David O'Byrne Oct 9, 2020
New wave of COVID complicates Georgian ruling party’s election strategy The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question. Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 25, 2020
Uzbekistan pins economic fightback on gold sales The country became the world's biggest seller of gold in July. Sep 22, 2020
Uzbekistan: Pay increased for cotton-pickers Better salaries may inject some needed dynamism into ailing rural areas. Sep 11, 2020