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One of the goals is to put an end to mass protests that have continued in Georgia since a manipulated parliamentary election in late 2024. (Photo: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY-ND 2.0, n9.cl/xnqsy)

Georgian Dream moves to jail critics over foreign grants

Jan 30, 2026

Expanded grant definitions stand to give authorities wide new enforcement powers.

Rosatom appears to hit speed bump in Uzbekistan

Jan 27, 2026

Central Asia Weekly Roundup.

China reinforces its trade dominance in Central Asia, but numbers don’t always align

Carly Brant, Sean Kearin Jan 26, 2026

China-Central Asia Monitor: Jan 16-22, 2026.

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Mounting worries on Tajik-Afghan border prompt CSTO action

Jan 30, 2026

Arms deliveries designed to bolster Tajik border guards’ performance.

Uzbekistan non-committal on Rosatom offer to build nuclear ‘cluster’

Jan 29, 2026

Russian nuclear entity trying to dispel perception of financial problems.

Eurasian Economic Union Court mulls potential landmark case concerning labor migration

Jan 28, 2026

A test of the court’s independence.

China building up Southern Corridor via Iran as response to US push to expand Middle Corridor

Nargiza Umarova Jan 27, 2026

A partner post from the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.

Government report highlights artificial intelligence gains in Kazakhstan

Jan 29, 2026

Astana going on data center building binge.

Guldariya Sherizat (right), one of the defendants in the trial, whose husband, Alimnur Turganbay, is under arrest in China, and their daughter, Riza Alimnur, show documents related to the case, including Turganbay’s cancelled Chinese passport. (Courtesy photo)

Kazakhstan: Anti-China demonstrators face long prison terms after fiery protest

Joanna Lillis Jan 28, 2026

Astana brings criminal charges only after Beijing complains.

Central Asia

Central Asia needs regional economic grouping of its own

Tajik soldiers during a border security training. (Photo: Sgt. Ty McNeeley/Wikimedia/Creative Commons)

More bloodshed along Tajik-Afghan border

Currently, Tajikistan only has very limited installed solar-power capacity, like the U.S. sponsored 220-kilowatt Murghob solar power plant pictured here, but the Tajik government has signaled an appetite for larger-scale solar projects. (Photo: U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan)

Tajikistan hedging its Rogun bet, exploring solar options

Georgian Dream embarrassed by revelation that Tbilisi is paying premium for Russian gas

Azerbaijan starts gas exports to Austria and Germany

Sir Paul Chater’s business acumen helped create the contours of present-day Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. (Photo: Slices of Light via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, shorturl.at/X5dJF)

Looking Back: How Calcutta Armenian financial dynasty shaped Hong Kong

Caucasus, Central Asian states included in US visa-processing freeze

Tajik medical professionals analyze a TB case under the USAID-funded End Tuberculosis Tajikistan program in 2023. The dismantling of USAID and cancellation of millions in aid for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in 2025 hit healthcare services hard across Central Asia, but especially in the region’s two poorest states, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. (Photo: U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan)

A year on, USAID cuts leave gap in Central Asia’s fight against tuberculosis, HIV

Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody on January 3, 2026. (Screenshot/White House video)

Evaluating the impact of US power play in Venezuela on Eurasian energy suppliers

In Kazakhstan, the mining sector appears to be a focus of Chinese attention. (Photo: gov.kz)

China expanding its business footprint in Central Asia

Lingua Sinica: Assessing limits of Chinese soft-power programs in Caucasus, Central Asia

China launched a major media campaign across Central Asia promoting Beijing's policies and attacking the US and EU. (Photo: gov.cn)

China launches far-reaching image-crafting campaign in Central Asia

The site of the Azerbaijani jet’s crash in late December 2024.(Photo: gov.kz)

Azerbaijan and Russian experience a fresh bout of rancor over 2024 air disaster

Russia’s Kurchatov Institute will develop an accelerated program to train specialists needed to staff Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant, as well as address ancillary needs. (Photo: gov.ru)

Russia’s Kurchatov Institute to train Uzbek technicians

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. (Photo: gov.tr)

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