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Russia’s economy is feeling squeezed.

Government vows to rebuild and compensate for lost property.

Armenian concession aims to hasten border delimitation and finalization of peace deal.

Armenians reluctant to give up on seeking historical justice.

Bishkek beats the US in banning the social media channel.

Dushanbe’s strategy ignores underlying sources of radicalization.

The newly implemented ‘foreign agents’ legislation is cited as the reason for closure.

Trying not to rattle the bear’s cage too much.

Warfare is catalyzing an expansion of authoritarian practices.

Georgia on road to creating “semi-consolidated authoritarian regime.”

Uzbekistan strives to improve ability to combat extremism, drug-trafficking and cybercrime.

MoU with Azerbaijan, Georgia gives boost to Middle Corridor.

Astana doesn’t want to send signals that might be seen as endorsing Russian aggression.

Baku now cites terror threat as justification for keeping frontier closed.

Fear of secondary sanctions prompting Bishkek to cut a major fiscal cord with Russia.

Satellite imagery doesn’t provide clear answers.

Revenue takes a big hit.

Tajikistan has the dirtiest air in the region.

The irony is that while Kazakhstan routinely struggles with floods in spring, the months that follow often deliver drought.

Customs chief acknowledges discrepancies in bilateral trade statistics.

Kyrgyz authorities claim the once-powerful customs chief had been planning an assassination plot.

Pursuing Russian-style changes to constitution.

Security services say the hit was ordered by once-powerful former customs official Rayimbek Matraimov.

Police claim they had been investigating Abduvaliyev "for years" but only had enough evidence to arrest him in December.

Moderization enabling five-fold increase in EU-bound freight.