The #Trump Administration has largely ignored the Republic of #Georgia diplomatically since returning to power in January 2025. The Trump Organization is another story.
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#Russian #oil has reportedly started to flow once again through the #Druzhba pipeline to the #EuropeanUnion after months of a blockage in #Ukraine.
A #Kyrgyz -registered cryptocurrency exchange, slapped with Western sanctions for helping #Russia finance its war effort in #Ukraine, has experienced a hack that sucked over 1 billion rubles (over $13 million) out of users’ crypto wallets.
#China is expanding educational ties with Central Asian countries. #Kazakhstan and China launched a joint Center of Hydrogen Technologies at Kazakh National University and have started building a joint Agricultural Technopark at North Kazakhstan State University, Kazinform reports.
Western mining companies and investors continue to flock to #Kazakhstan in search of deals, drawn by the country’s abundance of minerals and its comparatively well-developed legal framework.
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A string of recent developments, including the launch of #Turkish Airlines flights to #Yerevan, agreements to simplify visa procedures, and moves toward direct land trade, suggest that normalization is shifting from cautious diplomacy toward practical implementation.
#Kazakh officials are working with international development banks and the #UN Development Programme to address a burgeoning water shortage that threatens to throttle economic growth.
The #WorldBank and International Monetary Fund #IMF are predicting growth rates to slow in the coming years across #CentralAsia and the Caucasus. #Azerbaijan is projected to be the lone state in the two regions to buck the trend and register moderate growth.
The sentences, announced April 13, drew condemnation from human rights organizations and represent a serious blow for the Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers Group, a rights advocacy organization with which most of the convicted activists are associated.
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Bilateral trade between #Iran and #Tajikistan has skyrocketed during the first quarter of 2026, a timeframe coinciding with the start of the US/Israeli-Iran war.
#Kyrgyzstan is angling to set up a special economic zone near Lake Issyk-Kul intended to rival #Kazakhstan’s Astana Hub and Uzbekistan’s IT Park in #Tashkent.
#China may have emerged as #CentralAsia’s dominant trade partner in recent years, but the region has been an afterthought for Beijing when it comes to foreign investment.
Anticipating that #US attention could be focused on Iran and the Persian Gulf for a long time, #Armenia is seeking to attract additional investors in #TRIPP, the planned trade corridor that Yerevan foresees as a cornerstone of its economic future.
A court in northern #Tajikistan recently fined a 29-year-old man over $12,000 for celebrating his birthday at his own café.
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#Kyrgyzstan is hoping to preside over the launch of a #Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Development Bank during its 2026 chairmanship of the group, according to local news reports that cite the #Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy.
It appears that western Siberia in #Russia is ground zero for an outbreak of a major infectious disease that affects primarily livestock.
On February 26, #Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (Righteous Fury) against the Taliban regime in #Kabul. The operation is seen by some as an attempt by Islamabad to pursue regime change in #Afghanistan.
#Tajikistan and #Uzbekistan are among the top 10 countries in the world with the poorest air quality, according to the findings published by a #Swiss research firm. More broadly, #CentralAsia experienced a sharp increase in pollution in 2025.
#Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan are striving to coordinate efforts to develop their respective reserves of critical minerals and rare earths.
#Azerbaijani President Ilham #Aliyev’s met with the usual array of top #Georgian officials during his brief visit to Tbilisi. But it was his short conversation with a man who holds no formal government position, billionaire #Ivanishvili, that generated the most buzz
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#Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan have cracked the top 30 countries, in terms of percentage of citizens who engage in some form of charitable giving, according to data compiled by the World Happiness Report (WHR).
A flurry of recent deals and announcements suggest significant new reserves of natural gas are contained in the Ustyurt Plateau, which spans western sections of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan.
On February 4, 2026, the #Georgian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law of Georgia On Higher Education. The controversial reform triggered mass protests from the academic community and broader society.
#Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan and #Russian leader Vladimir Putin were not in a jesting mood during an April Fools’ Day meeting in the #Kremlin.
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#Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and nine-year prison sentence of a prominent opposition activist concluding a more than two-year legal process that one rights group has characterized as “a serious departure from the rule of law.”
#Kyrgyzstan is playing catch-up in a regional race to embrace artificial intelligence, lagging behind #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th out of 195 countries in the Government AI Readiness Index 2025.
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#Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan have quietly competed for years for unofficial recognition as Central Asia’s economic and political leader in the eyes of the outside world. But that rivalry seems to be coming to an end, as the two states show an increasing willingness to cooperate rather than compete.
A #Georgian company has struck a deal to import coal, metals and chemical products from the Russian-occupied #Ukrainian region of #Donetsk, a move that raises fresh questions about sanctions enforcement and underscores Tbilisi tightening economic ties with #Moscow.
#Armenians will head to the polls on June 7 to elect all 101 members of parliament, a vote with critical regional and geopolitical consequences.
A new era for soccer has kicked off in #Kazakhstan after the ownership of several clubs recently moved into private control and the country’s main league expanded to sixteen teams.
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