A senior member of Kyrgyzstan's government has said the number of people who died during the COVID-19 may be far greater than has been acknowledged to date.
Azerbaijan still holds unknown dozens of Armenian prisoners of war, and their unclear fate has become one of the most sensitive and controversial issues in post-war Armenia.
Following Trump’s erratic approach, Biden’s team of experienced pros are expected to try to reengage the Caucasus and Central Asia. Will they be able to?
The COVID-19 vaccination experiences of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia show that if you’re a small and poor country, you need to rely on powerful friends.
Turkmenistan enjoys casting itself in the guise of the helpful neighbor, but a reinvigorated Afghan focus appears to have been sparked by the chivvying of international partners.
In a surprise twist in Georgia’s high-octane political drama the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, has announced that he is resigning from his formal role in politics.
The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia met in Moscow, in the first such summit since last year’s war in the Caucasus, and agreed to create new, joint transportation infrastructure.
Under Kazakhstan's new rules for election observers: "a violator casts several ballots, but the observer has to ask him if they can publish the video evidence documenting this.”
Following the defeat to Azerbaijan, the de facto government in Nagorno-Karabakh has reshuffled many of its top officials and is preparing for new elections.
It's clear who will win Kyrgyzstan's presidential election this weekend. Sadyr Japarov has all the administrative resources at his disposal. Here's a look at some of the losers:
Supporters see Sadyr Japarov as a hero of the people, detractors as a demagogic despot-in-waiting and a friend to organized crime. Our profile of the man expected to win Kyrgyzstan's presidential election this weekend:
Azerbaijan said that its shooting down of a Russian helicopter in November was an accident. But now Russia reportedly wants the case to be investigated as a murder.
As the globe warms and sea levels rise, the lands abutting the Caspian Sea are facing the opposite problem. The consequences, scientists warn, could be environmentally, economically and politically “catastrophic.”
Turkmenistan has branded itself the "Land of Peace and Trust" for 2021, while it exports its paltry produce and removes cash machines. This and more in our weekly bulletin.
New Year’s holidays have been put on hold for most people in Turkmenistan, because of the COVID-19 outbreak that the government denies is happening, but that does not mean the president can’t have some fun.
Beyond the war, upheaval, corruption and repression, this year it is the pandemic that will leave the most indelible marks on Eurasianet’s coverage region.
The capital of Kyrgyzstan has been trapped under a dome of dark, gray fumes for about two months. Even when forecasters promise good weather, Bishkek residents rarely get to see the sun’s rays.
An Armenian military withdrawal from positions near the border with Azerbaijan has left many residents of southern Armenia feeling dangerously exposed and forcing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to travel to the region to try to tamp down tensions.
Rayimbek Matraimov, Kyrgyzstan's eminence grise, has been arrested and placed under U.S. sanctions this year. But with the emerging national leadership seemingly on his side, he still looks relatively safe.
A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.
The president of a malnourished, impoverished country in Central Asia is routinely pictured standing next to stacks of bread, piles of fresh fruit, and refrigerators full of sausages.
New fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan is an early test for the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh as it tries to manage competing claims in populated areas.
The skill of producing dung bricks has proven especially indispensable in Uzbekistan this year since the government was unprepared for the cold season.
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