Georgia is going GONGO Georgian Dream leaders creating new agency to oversee NGO activity. Feb 24, 2025
Azerbaijan highlights meeting with Ukrainian diplomats Baku keeps on taking jabs at Moscow. Feb 21, 2025
State Department keeping foreign assistance on hold Plaintiffs want top government officials held in contempt. Feb 20, 2025
Armenia: Prime minister promotes plan to radically transform society Pashinyan’s doctrine stresses individual initiative. Feb 20, 2025
Turkmenistan making moves to integrate into Middle Corridor trade routes Ashgabat wants to join the party. Feb 19, 2025
Trade deals brew beneath the surface of Azerbaijani-Russian tension Aliyev ratifies agreement to modernize North-South corridor. Feb 19, 2025
Child marriage remains a “persistent challenge” in Eurasia – report About 20 percent of marriages in Kyrgyzstan commence with a criminal act. Feb 18, 2025
Uzbekistan: Shadow economy responsible for generating over one-third of GDP Officials use indirect methods to look at the unobservable. Feb 18, 2025
Federal judge orders State Department to renew funding for assistance programs Compliance deadline looms. Feb 17, 2025
Financial pressures force Azerbaijan’s last bastion of independent media to suspend operations Meanwhile, Baku acts to curtail Russian propagandists. Feb 14, 2025
Pashinyan promotes new ideology to guide Armenia’s geopolitical transformation Opposition coming from three directions. Feb 13, 2025
Tajikistan aspires to be an AI development hub Magical thinking from a parallel universe. Feb 13, 2025
Football team’s travel woes suggest deeper economic problems in Turkmenistan Berdymukhamedov’s pet project feels squeeze. Feb 12, 2025
Armenia, Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan showing progress in fighting graft – watchdog survey Widespread persistent corruption threatens effective climate action. Feb 12, 2025
US Energy Department offers fresh figures on Caspian Basin energy reserves & production A comprehensive overview of the regional energy sector. Feb 11, 2025
Armenia: Refugee children missing out on education – UNICEF report Many also in need of mental health services. Feb 11, 2025
Azerbaijan and Russia back at it over downing of civilian jetliner Name-calling and truculence mark latest exchanges. Feb 10, 2025
Media advocacy group highlights damage done by State Department-USAID funding freeze Exiled Russian independent outlets in especially tough spot. Feb 10, 2025
Georgia: Pliant parliament acting swiftly to throttle democratic practices Tbilisi moving past the authoritarian point of no return. Feb 7, 2025
Uzbekistan: The poverty rate continues to plunge But are the impoverished being undercounted? Feb 6, 2025
Analysis: Armenian prime minister sells his ‘peace agenda’ in Washington A fine commodity in an uncertain market. Feb 6, 2025
Kazakhstan: Village-to-city migration reaches record high in 2024 Almost two-thirds of Kazakhs now live in urban areas. Feb 6, 2025
