Kazakstan and Uzbekistan Make Up
Central Asia’s two major states are being nicer to one another these days – but their motives for making friends are very different.
6 Apr 06
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Azerbaijan: Traffic Cops' Pay Rise Unlikely to Curb Graft
Salary hikes for force blighted by endemic corruption not expected to get at root of problem.
30 Sep 05
Is NATO Ready for Georgia?
Americans warmly endorse Georgia’s NATO ambitions, others are sceptical.
3 Dec 06
Refugees Unhappy with Georgian Hotel Project
People displaced by war and now living in Black Sea hotels complain that they are being short-changed by a scheme to rehouse them, to make way for a huge redevelopment programme.
8 Jun 06
Boycott for Kyrgyz Debt Fund
Attempt to encourage public-spirited citizens to contribute funds to repay the national debt meets with a cool response.
30 Aug 07
Georgia's Big Military Spending Boost
Government says sharp rise in defence spending will professionalise army but questions are asked about why the money is being spent.
19 Jul 07
Uzbek Opposition Leader Released into Changed World
With little popular support, Sanjar Umarov hoped the West would back his calls for political change, but this proved illusory.
30 Nov 09
Jailed Uzbek Dissident Defiant
Uzbekistan's most famous imprisoned dissident, Muhammad Bekjanov, vows to continue his political struggle.
14 Nov 05
Traffickers Risk Death on Albania's High Seas
Lack of funds, surveillance equipment and official corruption hamper task of controlling the illegal trade in people and drugs.
21 Feb 05
Armenia, Azerbaijan Row Spills Over into Football
Where will the two warring nations play their European qualification matches?
22 Oct 07
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