Tajikistan: Chinese Company Gets Gold Mine In Return For Power Plant
A company from China has reportedly been granted a license to operate a gold mine in Tajikistan in exchange for … Read more
A company from China has reportedly been granted a license to operate a gold mine in Tajikistan in exchange for … Read more
External debt reached $2.9 billion at the start of 2018, crossing the psychologically important 40 percent debt-to-GDP ratio. Tajikistan’s external … Read more
Because constructing mosques was rarely feasible for nomadic peoples like the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, shrines were among their most important … Read more
“Staying has always been a form of resistance.” Aruş Taş, a silversmith in Istanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar, has witnessed decades … Read more
Armenian officials responded by casting doubt on Azerbaijan’s claim to its own lands. Azerbaijan’s president has said claimed that large … Read more
This story first appeared at Coda Story. “To be a Eurasianist should be cool, it should be stylish.” “Cool” is … Read more
In addition to the real battle there’s a PR war with Turks and Kurds seeking to woo Azeris and Armenians, … Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 1.5 billion euros in financing for the Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP) currently being … Read more
Armenians responded by vigorous defenses that mostly glossed over the liberation hero’s alliance with the Third Reich. A historical dispute … Read more
The Death of Stalin may not be on general release in Kazakhstan, but one enterprising movie theater in Almaty has … Read more
Deep in Tbilisi’s Avlabari district sits an old, derelict wooden house. Beneath it lies a secret chamber with water-stained walls, … Read more
An anomalous facet of Russia’s authoritarian political system is that presidential elections are held on a regular basis. As Russian … Read more
In late December, a group of men from a nationalist organization broke into a high school in Baku and accosted … Read more
A EurasiaNet Partner Post from: Coda Story YouTube’s copyright rules are being abused by the Azerbaijan government in an attempt … Read more
It is an exciting time to be a railway enthusiast in Central Asia. Routes have traditionally wended south to north, … Read more