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While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.

Baku, a frequent borrower, says it didn’t like the terms.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Ecological conservation is a matter of pride in Turkmenistan. But a disconnect between rhetoric and reality is a hallmark of the Berdymukhamedov era.

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

This briefing explores government policy and food provision in the Caucasus and Central Asia as COVID-19 upsets farming and trade networks around the world.

Instead of being transparent about the economic crisis, the president is, in the manner of an unaccountable manager incapable of long-term planning, trying to do the same with less.