News about politics, economics and social trends in the post-Soviet republics of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Russia

Jan 15, 2025 · News and analysis from the former Soviet republics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 5, 2024 · (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge) Georgia appears caught in a vicious cycle in which intensifying anti-government protests prompt authorities to respond with the escalating use of …

Oct 24, 2024 · (Photo: Newsgeorgia.ge, screenshot) An image of a bombed-out church in Ukraine sits next to a picture of a perfectly intact Georgian church on a large billboard cantilevered …