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Georgia: Government struggling to keep lid on business …
Dec 27, 2024 · The Georgian Dream government is feeling the heat from the country’s business community, and initial efforts to quell concerns about the economic fallout of ongoing political …
Is crypto keeping Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam project afloat?
Dec 23, 2024 · Construction works at the Rogun Dam site. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service) Despite a preponderance of data on the high level of financial and environmental …
Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process hits a pothole | Eurasianet
Jan 10, 2025 · Aliyev speaks during an interview on January 7 where he launched a verbal broadside against Armenia and its leaders. (Photo: president.az) Azerbaijani leader Ilham …
Tajikistan: Rogun Dam is a white elephant in the making – report
Dec 12, 2024 · When completed the 335-meter-tall dam would have an annual power-generating capacity of 3,600 megawatts, but environmentalists argue that the cost of its electricity would …
War for citizenship: Why Uzbeks fight for Russia | Eurasianet
Nov 14, 2024 · Soldiers fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru) A partner post from Mediazona Central Asia . North Koreans may be the highest-profile mercenaries fighting …
Kazakhstan: Officials resorting to press gangs to curb draft evasion ...
Nov 19, 2024 · An officer greets new conscripts enlisted in Shymkent during the 2024 fall draft. Abusive treatment by officers and hazing by more senior conscripts, as well as a lack of …
Perspectives | Kazakhstan working to lift Cold War-era trade ...
Oct 22, 2024 · The Jackson-Vanik amendment remains an impediment to boosting US-Kazakh trade. (Photo: gov.kz) The Biden Administration and Kazakhstan are both eager to boost …
Kazakhstan: Seals are dying en masse in the Caspian Sea
Nov 12, 2024 · (Фото: gov.kz) As the COP29 conference gets underway in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, along the western coast of the Caspian Sea, an environmental tragedy is unfolding …
One island, two countries: A look at how Chinese-Russian
Jun 14, 2024 · The bridge from mainland China to the half of the Bolshoy Ussuriysky island controlled by Beijing. (Photo: Akihiro Iwashita) Not too long ago, tension over possession of …