Next spring’s vote for Nagorno-Karabakh’s de facto leader is taking place as the territory’s relationship with its patron, Armenia, undergoes deep changes
The brazen killing of a Chinese businessman in Istanbul has sparked excited chatter in Kyrgyzstan. The man had been named by reporters as the moneyman for a shadowy powerbroker
Economic growth in the Central Asia and South Caucasus will remain lackluster in 2020, slowing slightly in most countries, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest regional outlook
The president visits Italy, a disappeared gay doctor reemerges with a suspicious denial, and officials say the cotton harvest was perfect. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin
For the past three days Georgian riot police have had to stop homophobic mobs from attacking moviegoers attending Georgia's Oscar-nominated “And Then We Danced”
Russia's foreign minister made his first visit to Armenia since the country's "Velvet Revolution." And the many issues between the two countries were swept under the rug
Tajikistan’s government says the Islamic State attacked this week, but was repelled. That story, which is crumbling under scrutiny, would be very convenient for the authoritarian regime
Armenia is the only country in its neighborhood without a law restricting smoking in public, and the government is now trying to change that. But its law isn't scheduled to go into effect until 2022.
Investigative journalism is only just taking hold in Kyrgyzstan. Although Kyrgyz media enjoy relative levels of freedom compared to neighboring countries, meticulous and in-depth reporting is poorly funded and often ignored
Kazakhstan spends many millions burnishing its international reputation. This year the government spent one of those millions introducing the global art elite to the country’s shady business culture
Officials in Tajikistan say that an attack on a border crossing that has claimed 17 lives, mostly among the assailants, was mounted by the Islamic State
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan are close to a border delimitation deal that will end decades of tensions. But some Tajiks are angered by reports of what their government might be giving away
When an Azerbaijani opposition leader emerged from detention last month with bruises and stitches on his head, the authorities relied on a familiar explanation: he did it to himself.
Responding to criticism of the one-horse presidential election earlier this year, Kazakhstan’s president inaugurated yet another ad hoc commission to restore trust in government. It’s not off to an auspicious start
Oil-rich Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have become international aid donors in recent years while still receiving foreign assistance. @sam_bhutia unpacks their largesse
The graft trial of a former PM in Kyrgyzstan is drawing to a close. But there is one actor the court did not hear from: the Chinese company that would allegedly have instigated the corruption
Tskaltubo was one of the Soviet Union's best resorts, then became an IDP camp and a ruin porn destination. Now Georgia's billionaire leader wants to redevelop it
Agriculture accounts for 15 percent of Kyrgyzstan's economy. Yet the lack of coordination means many farmers are barely able to survive, let alone export anything
A group of journalists working at RFE/RL's Tajikistan service got their accreditation at the eleventh hour, but the bureau's leadership is still without credentials
U.S.-sponsored biolabs in the post-Soviet space have been a favorite target of Russian conspiracy theories. Now Yerevan is giving Russia access to the labs in Armenia
Environmentalists in Kazakhstan have scored a rare victory by pressuring the authorities into freezing a ski resort project that has been decried as an ecological disaster in waiting
Amid America’s spat with Turkey, there is momentum for Washington to recognize the Armenian genocide. But even supporters of such a resolution wonder if this is the right time
Lawmakers in Tajikistan have approved a prisoner amnesty that should on paper see 20,000 people go free. But how many people are even in prison anyway?
New research finds developing countries like Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan may owe China twice what was previously believed. Their governments likely don’t even know
From openhanded hospitality to fierce blood feuds, centuries-old customs are fading in Svaneti as the remote Caucasus highland becomes a trendy tourism destination
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