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The mood in Baku is triumphal but it’s heavy and vengeful rather than joyous.

Food prices have jumped this year and there are few jobs, but out-of-work migrants can’t get to where they are desperately needed.

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.

Chinese personnel, whose presence Dushanbe denies, forbid reporters from filming.

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Votes are usually held in November.

Our monthly briefing on China in Central Asia.

$300 million has been given and another $70 million may be on the way

Transfers have fallen by at least 15 percent so far this year.

As diplomatic talks stall, Ilham Aliyev blames the negotiators for failing to push Armenia toward concessions.

As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year.

Most foreign leaders stayed away, but Putin’s Central Asian crew is a dependable lot.