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As part of the deal, the US will provide Kazakhstan with an SMR classroom simulator, which is expected to “serve as a regional training hub to facilitate safe and secure SMR deployment across Central Asia.” (Photo: kz.usembassy.gov)

US and Kazakhstan announce nuclear energy deal

Dec 24, 2025

US gains foothold in key sector, challenging Russia, China.

Investigative report ensnares Georgia’s US ambassador in controversy

Dec 18, 2025

The ambassador’s husband helps Russian clients navigate Western sanctions.

Kazakhstan launches satellite into orbit with Chinese help

Dec 17, 2025

Astana hedging its bets on troubled Kazakh-Russian space venture.

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Quick Hits # 24: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Dec 23, 2025

Tidbits that will help keep you in the know.

Central Asian states to close out year with summit in Japan

Dec 18, 2025

Tokyo also interested in critical minerals.

Tajikistan looks to coordinate AI development with Central Asian neighbors

Dec 17, 2025

“Digital security” a paramount concern for Dushanbe.

Quick Hits # 23: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Dec 16, 2025

Tidbits that will help keep you in the know.

Chinese yuan making inroads against US dollar in Central Asian trade

Carly Brant, Sean Kearin Dec 22, 2025

But greenback is still king.

Iron depictions of fish and plants created by craftsman Jurabek Siddiqov hang from the ceiling of Abdulvakhid Bukhoriy’s “Blue Room” at the Bukhara Biennial on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Bukhoriy hoped to give visitors the sensation that they are underwater when they step into the room coated in ceramic tiles. (Alexander Thompson/Eurasianet)

Central Asian art expo features future inspired by past

Alexander Thompson Dec 19, 2025

Inaugural Bukhara Biennial reintroduces world to region’s traditional art forms.

Central Asia

Turkey looks to expand Turkmen gas swap deal

A depiction from recent research shows an intact and broken stone point from Obi-Rakhmat that archaeologists believe provide the oldest evidence of bow-and-arrow technology in the world. (Courtesy/Hugues Plisson)

Archaeologists find evidence of world’s oldest arrowheads at an Uzbek grotto

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) greets Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Islamabad on December 3. (Photo: gov.kg)

Trade aspirations and security concerns bringing Central Asia and Pakistan closer together

A freight logistics facility on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad. (Photo: gov.az)

Azerbaijan-Georgia sparring over trade

The village of Nerkin Hand in Armenia’s Syunik Province sits near the border with Azerbaijan. The village has been caught in the crossfire between the two nations for decades. One of the village’s remaining residents, Hasmik, 67, (pictured here) lost a son during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the 1990s. (Photo: Sandra Sadek)

Photo Essay: In Armenia’s Syunik Province, residents endure despite uncertainty

The Kulevi Oil Refinery. (Screenshot of a promotional video)

Suspect oil shipment to Georgia draws watchdog scrutiny for potential sanctions-busting

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote speech at VivaTech 2025 listing Firebird as one of the companies that are building AI infrastructure with Nvidia. (Photo: Armenian High Technology Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan’s official Facebook page)

Armenia: Nvidia chip transfer approved, major AI project “confidently” moving forward

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during her visit to Yerevan on November 17. (Photo: primeminister.am)

US takes action to accelerate TRIPP talks

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks in parliament. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Armenian PM says TRIPP construction to start in 2026

A Chinese college instructor works with a Tajik student under a Beijing-funded program in Tajikistan. (Photo: gov.cn)

China using education as powerful soft power tool in Central Asia

The Khorgos Gateway dry port on the Chinese-Kazakh border. China’s trade turnover with Central Asian states continues to grow. (Photo: gov.kz)

China’s trade surplus with Central Asia grows in 2025

Azerbaijan seeks Chinese help in achieving “green” power dream

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)

Kazakhstan making war-related adjustments to oil exports

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