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Central Asia - Eurasianet
Dec 13, 2024 · News and analysis from the former Soviet republics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Perspectives | Kazakhstan working to lift Cold War-era trade ...
Oct 22, 2024 · The Jackson-Vanik amendment remains an impediment to boosting US-Kazakh trade. (Photo: gov.kz) The Biden Administration and Kazakhstan are both eager to boost mutual trade and investment.
Kazakhstan updates military doctrine, seemingly with Russia in mind
Oct 26, 2022 · The armed forces are being trained to prepare for evolving threats. (Photo: Kazakhstan government website) Kazakhstan has adopted a revamped military doctrine, the content of which appears in part to reflect heightened …
Kazakhstan: High-profile murder of teenager shakes society, spurs …
Oct 25, 2024 · Sherzat Bolat. (Courtesy photo) The brazen killing of a teenaged store clerk in Kazakhstan is sparking a public outcry for police to get tougher on crime.
Caucasus - Eurasianet
Dec 30, 2024 · News and analysis from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and conflict zones in the South Caucasus: Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh.
One island, two countries: A look at how Chinese-Russian
Jun 14, 2024 · The bridge from mainland China to the half of the Bolshoy Ussuriysky island controlled by Beijing. (Photo: Akihiro Iwashita) Not too long ago, tension over possession of islands in the rivers that form the Russian-Chinese frontier led to armed confrontation.
Armenia considers possible future outside Russia-led military bloc
Dec 20, 2023 · Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (front, left) at a summit of CSTO leaders in May, 2022 (Primeminister.am) Armenia's possible exit from the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is being discussed more and more actively as differences grow between Yerevan and Moscow.
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Dec 11, 2024 · Seven independent journalists and one politician receive four months of pre-trial detention.
Azerbaijan: Aliyev rooting for Trump win | Eurasianet
Nov 4, 2024 · Aliyev speaks at a news conference in July, where he portrayed Trump as a keeper of the peace and a defender of traditional values, adding that Baku’s relations with Republican administrations have “always been much more productive, fruitful, …