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Monday, August 26, 2013 - 09:21
An Iranian entrepreneur who is the subject of US and EU sanctions for laundering oil money on behalf of Tehran is operating a successful family of businesses in Tajikistan.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:43
The commander of the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan has said that the missions that the base carries out "will have to move someplace else" as a result of the Kyrgyzstan government's refusal to renew the base agreement.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:34
While there are numerous touchstones of tension in Azerbaijan, including corruption and income inequality, local analysts say it’s unlikely that religion will emerge as a major fault line in Azerbaijani society for the foreseeable future.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:18
Central Asian states are becoming entangled in a trade spat involving Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s real aim, according to some observers, is enhancing the viability of the Kremlin-led Customs Union.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 14:02
Most analysts seem to believe that as compared to his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Rouhani is less likely to seriously pursue ties with the SCO and its member states more generally.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 07:43
Putin's visit led to renewed speculation about whether the traditional geopolitical allegiances in the South Caucasus may or may not be shifting.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 12:12
The Interior Ministry has adopted new rules regarding living conditions in the country’s notoriously inhospitable and violent prisons, the semi-official Norma.uz website, which covers legislative issues in Uzbekistan, reported on August 8.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 09:32
If the watchdog experiment is going to last, it will need stronger support within state structures, members say.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:18
The new head of U.S. Central Command has made his first trip to Central Asia, visiting Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and -- intriguingly -- not Kyrgyzstan.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:16
Now that Kazakhstani oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov has been apprehended, banking officials in Kazakhstan are striving to recover as much as they can of the $6 billion he is accused of embezzling.