#Azerbaijan has assumed what can be described as an aggressive-defensive posture as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of the March 5 Iranian drone strikes in the #Nakhchivan exclave.
The #Asian Development Bank is on a spending spree in #CentralAsia, authorizing billions in support for states in Central Asia and the #Caspian Basin. The bank’s primary aim appears to be stimulating the development of the Middle Corridor trade route.
A recent #Tajik government report on living standards indicates that many households are hovering on the edge of the poverty line. The published results reaffirm #Tajikistan’s status as Central Asia’s poorest country.
#Azerbaijan risks getting sucked into a widening Middle East conflict after #Iran conducted a drone attack March 5 on the #Nakhchivan exclave, wounding four civilians.
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A attack earlier this year by the Islamic State of #Khorasan Province (ISKP) on a #Chinese restaurant in a supposedly secure district in the #Afghan capital, Kabul, is a setback for the #Taliban regime.
#Kazakhstan will hold a referendum on March 15 on the adoption of a new constitution. More than a technical legal reform, the vote represents a test of the country’s institutions, political culture, and societal readiness for gradual transformation.
At a March 2 news conference in #Yerevan, Khalil Shirgholami, the Iranian envoy to Armenia, cautioned that the #US-Israeli attack on Iran can heighten the chances of renewed instability in the Caucasus.
Largely overlooked because of the burgeoning conflict in the Middle East, “open war” has erupted between Pakistan and #Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership. The fighting all along its southern rim represents a major setback for Central Asia’s global trade agenda.
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#European agricultural products companies are reportedly considering setting up operations in #Kazakhstan to facilitate more efficient trade with #China.
#Russia is worried that the #US-Israeli air campaign against #Iran will result in significant disruption to the North-South trade network, a key conduit used by the Kremlin to keep its war effort in #Ukraine going.
#Armenia and #Azerbaijan are on edge, worried that #TRIPP potentially could be upended by the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
#Georgian story is not one of passivity. It is one of motion without consolidation, of courage without sustained deliberation, of repeated beginnings without shared conclusions.
#CentralAsian states increasingly acknowledge a need to change the way they manage their rapidly dwindling water resources.
Escalating tensions between the #Armenian government and senior figures within the Armenian Apostolic Church are more than a domestic institutional dispute.
Calm is prevailing in #Kyrgyzstan following President Sadyr Japarov’s power play earlier in February, when he purged his erstwhile right-hand man and his allies.
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With the #Russian-Ukraine war entering its fifth year, #Kazakhstan is grappling with lots of uncertainty concerning oil exports, a critical revenue stream for #Astana.
Georgian Dream has succeeded in hijacking #Georgian democracy over the past two years. Now, the ruling party in Tbilisi wants to compel citizens to acknowledge its rule as legitimate.
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It seems #Turkmenistan’s paramount leader Gurbanguly #Berdymukhamedov mixed pleasure with business during his recent three-day foray to #Florida that concluded February 18.
#Uzbekistan is engaging leading Western academic institutions, including Harvard, Stanford and the London School of Economics, to develop youth entrepreneurship programs in the Central Asian country.
The Winter Olympics are over. But Mikhail Shaidorov’s shocking gold-medal-winning figure skating performance continues to fuel feelings of joy in #Kazakhstan, while showcasing a growing figure skating community in the #CentralAsian country.
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A review of data compiled by #Chinese, #Kazakh and #Kyrgyz government agencies reveal large discrepancies in trade volume, raising questions about widespread smuggling and sanctions-busting.
#Turkmenistan’s paramount leader Gurbanguly #Berdymukhamedov is back in #Ashgabat on February 20 following a below-the-radar visit to the United States that may have included a visit to Mar-a-Lago, President’s #Trump’s compound-cum-private club in Palm Beach, Florida.
#Baku enjoys the unwanted distinction of having some of the worst traffic congestion of any major city in #Eurasia. Now #Azerbaijani authorities are finally taking steps to address the issue, announcing an intent to develop a tram system.
#Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in #Washington on February 18, presided over the signing of a series of agreements laying the foundation for expanded and systematic economic cooperation with the #UnitedStates.
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The arrest of a private driving school director in #Bishkek has turned what authorities describe as a road-safety reform initiative into a broader debate over state control, corruption and the limits of public criticism in #Kyrgyzstan.
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In late 2025, during his visit to #Kyrgyzstan, Vladimir #Putin declared Russia’s readiness to build a small modular nuclear power reactor (SMR) in Kyrgyzstan, thereby signaling Moscow’s intention to move beyond traditional trade relations toward projects in long-term strategic infrastructure.
Statistics published by #Kazakhstan’s National Bank are putting to rest frequent media reports that the Chinese yuan is gaining steam against the #US dollar.
