Commentary: Armenia at constitutional crossroads Peace treaty finalized, Pashinyan aims to transform Armenian society Maroš Cuník Mar 17, 2025
Social networks in Uzbekistan buzzing with criticism of Chinese economic practices Government struggling to contain hostile comments. Mar 12, 2025
Tajikistan gets high marks for accommodating refugees, IDPs – UNHCR Forced migrants continue to face economic challenges. Mar 11, 2025
Loss of US assistance hampering Tajikistan’s efforts to contain HIV – UN agency A public health disaster in making. Mar 10, 2025
Vaccine hesitancy fuels resurgence of childhood diseases in Central Asia, Caucasus Legacy of Covid pandemic undermines public health gains made in past half-century. Mar 4, 2025
Central Asia and Caucasus are some of the most hazardous places to drive in the world Traffic-related deaths and injuries taking an economic toll. Mar 3, 2025
Measuring impact on Eurasia of US foreign assistance cutoff Independent media in Caucasus confronting ‘extinction-level’ event. Luka Linich Feb 28, 2025
Annual report documents decline in global freedoms Georgia’s freedom ranking takes a hit. Feb 26, 2025
US shows interest in bolstering ties with Central Asian states Washington interested in widening access to region’s mineral wealth. Feb 26, 2025
Russian media regurgitating conspiracy theory about US biological warfare experiments in Kazakhstan Prospect of normalizing relations with United States does not deter disinformation campaign. Feb 25, 2025
Georgia is going GONGO Georgian Dream leaders creating new agency to oversee NGO activity. Feb 24, 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
Child marriage remains a “persistent challenge” in Eurasia – report About 20 percent of marriages in Kyrgyzstan commence with a criminal act. 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
Armenia, Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan showing progress in fighting graft – watchdog survey Widespread persistent corruption threatens effective climate action. Feb 12, 2025
Armenia: Refugee children missing out on education – UNICEF report Many also in need of mental health services. Feb 11, 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
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
Uzbekistan: Where reforms can put on Janus face Officials mull measure to create prison population of lectiophiles. Feb 4, 2025
