Eurasianet

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Tashkent has also announced it will not return Afghan aircraft flown by pilots fleeing the Taliban last summer.

While the country continues easing other COVID-19 restrictions, why has it not begun to allow travelers to cross the border by land?

The billionaire had bought his stake only months ago from the president’s son-in-law.

Sanctions on Russia quickly impact its allies in Central Asia.

Researchers used a jointly manufactured Chinese-Uzbek vaccine in their experiments.

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm.

The country has belatedly introduced a COVID pass system to enter restaurants and bars as the vaccination rate remains at just 28 percent.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

Tbilisi’s world-famous nightclubs were the country’s last businesses to reopen following the COVID lockdown. But it took a confrontation with the authorities to make it happen.

The Uzbek blogger who first raised these concerns was smeared, beaten, and now faces trial.

Similar systems have been used around the world to encourage vaccinations. But under Georgia’s, you may be better off not being vaccinated at all.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.