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With Karabakh’s fate in the balance, Ruben Vardanyan takes office while suggesting a new framework for coexistence: living “next to” Azerbaijanis, but not together.

The organization has been facing accusations of political bias in its investigations (or lack thereof) into cultural heritage in Karabakh.

The president’s father (the former president) is stealing the show. Plus, the latest on efforts to get Turkmen gas to Europe. Our weekly briefing.

The appointment evokes memories of the nepotism that prevailed under the late President Karimov.

The incumbent’s absence from the debate will bear him no political cost. His five rivals will all lose soundly this weekend.

Critics say the changes will force many civic organizations to close their doors.

While few support concessions on Karabakh, efforts to mobilize against the government on the issue have so far been dominated by the discredited political opposition.

The rule change has drawn praise from nationalist circles.

Questioning the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, once a taboo topic, is increasingly entering official discourse both in Baku and Tehran.

Brussels says the Russian billionaire has supported people behind Putin’s war in Ukraine.

A new plant in the Atyrau province will provide work for more than 630 people.

Turkmenistan’s new leader receives an American official while his father visits Putin. And Ashgabat doubles the number of blocked websites. Our weekly briefing.

The EU demanded that Georgia “deoligarchize” as a condition of gaining formal candidate status. Parliament now is debating a law on how to get that done.

Masimov's detention has come in for criticism from a UN working group.

The president claimed “trained militants” were behind nationwide unrest in January. Ten months later, no evidence has come to light supporting his claim.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s team sees reelection with a sweeping mandate as the end to a transition that began in 2019.

A new generation of ethnic Azerbaijani activists are trying to help people in their home villages improve their Georgian-language skills.

The arrests come as tension between Baku and Tehran has been reaching a peak.

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Tens of thousands gathered the day before the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia were meeting to work on a peace agreement that many Armenians oppose.

Despite being strategic partners with Israel, Azerbaijan doesn’t have an embassy in the country. Have the geopolitical conditions changed enough to make that possible?

He had been regularly critical of the government of Nikol Pashinyan. After news broke of his persona non grata status, another Russian critic, Margarita Simonyan, said she also had been banned.

At least 20 people will be in detention until late December pending investigations into claims of plotting a government overthrow.

Pirmukhammadzoda says he has no hope in the justice system and expects to receive a lengthy sentence.

Turkmenistan is trying to assume the role of energy supplier to Central Asia. Plus, showing off weapons while cash is tight. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.