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A recent industrial "incident" disrupted work on the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. Depending on what source is to be believed, either no one was harmed or at least five people were injured.

Georgia's ruling party is pursuing proceedings to outlaw five of the country's largest opposition parties, including groups that, combined, received nearly 40 percent of vote in the disputed 2024 parliamentary election. 🔗 eurasianet.org/georgia-drea...

Kazakhstan marked perhaps the high point of its presidentially proclaimed "year of artificial intelligence" with a visit by technology titan, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, who said the Central Asian state has the potential to become "a global hub for Physical AI."

Russia is giving China a huge discount on natural gas purchases, underscoring the Kremlin's fiscal dependency on Beijing.

The United States is making a fresh push to promote the use American nuclear energy technology in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Uzbekistan's national chess team cruised to its second gold medal at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand in late September, losing only one of 11 matches. It was yet another sign of Uzbekistan's remarkable rise to the top of world chess since the Covid pandemic.

Kazakhstan had reason to cheer after receiving a commitment from the International Finance Corporation to help develop infrastructure projects worth $3 billion.

A Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government meeting in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on October 20 was shaping up as another routine, bland affair. That is until India's defense minister, Rajnath Singh, tossed some pointed barbs at Pakistani and Chinese officials in attendance.

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China increasingly seek to strengthen the Middle Corridor as a trans-Eurasian trade and logistics route.

Acrimony between historic allies Azerbaijan and Turkey has entered uncharted territory, where it may become difficult to walk back the moves already made and aspersions cast.

Malnutrition is reaching record levels in Afghanistan with over one-third of the country's population experiencing severe hunger, the United Nations is reporting.

Kazakhstan's new unicameral legislature is getting down to business, having recently considered a republican budget for 2027-2029 and other measures.

Inseparable allies for 35 years, Azerbaijan and Turkey now find themselves feuding over a recent Azerbaijani government decree that banned hijabs in state schools.

Turkmenistan is stepping up efforts to develop options for distributing its abundant reserves of natural gas.

More than a year has passed since Armenia and Azerbaijan signed the Washington agreement under the direct mediation of President Trump.

The heads of C6 states, comprising the five Central Asian nations and Azerbaijan, said all the right things at their most recent conclave concerning a desire for more economic cooperation.

It appears Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan may have found a way to finance a trans-Afghan railway that would enable Central Asian exports to gain access to seaports in Pakistan.

Unable to persuade Armenia to abandon its efforts to join the European Union, Russia is now signaling that it is adopting a harder line.

Donald Trump intends to make a trip to Uzbekistan, although a date for the visit has not been set, according to a top US trade official who is also a personal friend of the president.

The August 31–September 1 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek offered a revealing snapshot of Afghanistan's changing role in the region.

Central Asian states have enough experience in dealing with Russia that when the Kremlin announces there is no reason for concern about the mysterious death of a lab worker from "pneumonia," it is time to worry. Read more: eurasianet.org/fears-about-...

In 1982, then-US president Ronald Reagan accurately predicted that Marxism-Leninism would end up on the ash heap of history. It is time to toss the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the same pile.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is strengthening the Afghan dimension of its transport diplomacy, while also developing partnerships with Central Asian states.

Construction on Tajikistans massive Rogun Dam project has taken significant steps forward over the last year, seeming to put to rest doubts about the projects viability that had bubbled up last summer.

To hear Yerlan Karin tell it, it was never his goal to get to the pinnacle of Kazakhstans somewhat opaque political pyramid. 🔗 eurasianet.org/kazakhstans-...

In 1982, then-US president Ronald Reagan accurately predicted that Marxism-Leninism would end up on the ash heap of history. It is time to toss the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the same pile.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is strengthening the Afghan dimension of its transport diplomacy, while also developing partnerships with Central Asian states.

Construction on Tajikistans massive Rogun Dam project has taken significant steps forward over the last year, seeming to put to rest doubts about the projects viability that had bubbled up last summer.

To hear Yerlan Karin tell it, it was never his goal to get to the pinnacle of Kazakhstans somewhat opaque political pyramid. 🔗 eurasianet.org/kazakhstans-...

In 1982, then-US president Ronald Reagan accurately predicted that Marxism-Leninism would end up on the ash heap of history. It is time to toss the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the same pile.