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

Sanctions on Russia quickly impact its allies in Central Asia.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

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

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

Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began.

That sets them apart from Afghanistan’s other post-Soviet neighbor, Tajikistan.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Iranians have been flooding into Armenia to get COVID vaccines, causing Tehran to complain and Yerevan to tighten the rules.

Tajik officials no longer speak about the militants with complete disdain.

China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them?

The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak.

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.