Life alongside the Absheron oil field. (Photo by Jonathan Makiri)

Azerbaijan: Living in Oil
A EURASIANET PHOTO STORY BY JONATHAN MAKIRI
Upon arrival at Baku's Heydar Aliyev international airport most foreign visitors make their way to the city center along the modern Heydar Aliyev highway, a thoroughfare lined with newly constructed walls and finely manicured parks. The center of Baku itself now features glitzy buildings and stunning apartments surrounding the UNESCO-listed site of Baku's walled old city.

Kazakhstan: Astana Intensifying Efforts to Hold OSCE Summit
A EURASIANET INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY PAHIGIAN
Kazakhstan is redoubling efforts to get two important holdouts - the United States and Uzbekistan - to endorse an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit in 2010. EurasiaNet recently sat down with Anthony Pahigian, deputy director of the US State Department’s Office of European Security and Political Affairs, to get Washington’s diplomatic take on the summit idea.

Kazakhstan: Fallen Tycoons Still Rankle Ruling Elite
BY JOANNA LILLIS
Fresh salvoes are being fired in a running battle between members of Kazakhstan’s ruling elite and tycoons who have fallen out of favor.

Armenia: US Genocide Recognition Resolution Fosters Hopes for Peace with Turkey
BY GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN
A US congressional committee’s approval of a non-binding, draft resolution to recognize Ottoman Turkey’s 1915 slaughter of ethnic Armenians as genocide has sparked optimism among some Armenian analysts and pro-government politicians that the measure will push Turkey to reconcile with Armenia.

Kyrgyzstan: Brewing Financial Scandal Stoking Media Controversy
An arrest warrant issued for a financial manager in Kyrgyzstan with ties to the Kyrgyz government is stirring a media controversy in Bishkek.

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Mongolia: Government Struggles to Cope with Winter Disaster
A EURASIANET PHOTO STORY BY ANDREW CULLEN
As Mongolia struggles to overcome a devastatingly harsh winter, international development organizations, including United Nations agencies and the World Bank, are urging Ulaanbaatar to take a hard look at reforming the country's nomadic agricultural practices.

Uzbekistan: Grim Times for Public Health Advocacy in Tashkent
The jailing of an Uzbek public health activist, along with the muted response by international organizations to the case, is having a chilling effect on public health advocacy in the Central Asian state, some experts say.

Azerbaijan: Journalist's Death Remains a Mystery
BY MINA MIRADOVA
Five years after his slaying, the murder of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov remains unsolved, as well as shrouded in controversy. An ongoing criminal case involving a journalist who was investigating Huseynov's death is providing new fuel for debate about the unsolved murder.

Georgia: Amid Democratization, Village Elder Tradition Survives in Mountainous Svaneti Region
A EURASIANET PHOTO ESSAY BY TEMO BARDZIMASHVILI
In the remote mountain villages of Georgia’s northwest region of Svaneti, 84-year-old Bauchi Qaldani of Adishi is universally regarded as a wise man. And Qaldani, a village elder now in his fifth decade as a mediator and matchmaker, is still ready to dispense his wisdom whenever called upon. "I was born for others," he says.

Fergana Valley: Relations Cooling, Uzbek-Kyrgyz Border Growing Increasingly Violent
BY JONIBEK KADAMJAYOV
The deteriorating relationship between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is giving rise to violence along the countries’ shared frontier. Adding to the tension, Tashkent has unilaterally closed one of the largest border crossings between the two countries.

Azerbaijan: RFE/RL Website Experiencing Access Problem in Baku
BY GIORGI LOMSADZE
Internet users in Azerbaijan began experiencing problems accessing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Azeri-language website the day after the news service posted its coverage of a Washington Post story about alleged real estate transactions involving the children of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the head of the station’s Azerbaijani service tells EurasiaNet.

Georgia: Women Mostly Accept Triple Burden of Home, Hearth and Career
BY MOLLY CORSO
As elsewhere in the former Soviet Union, Georgians marked March 8 International Women's Day with public displays of respect for women - offering flowers, congratulations or even giving up bus seats to female passengers. But while Georgian women pride themselves on their ability to handle both home-making and careers, some gender equality advocates worry that deep-rooted traditions and cultural mores are forcing women to juggle too many responsibilities.

Afghanistan: Women's Rights Movement Slowly Taking Shape in Kabul
BY AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR
Palwasha Hassan had no idea that her impressive resume would be her undoing when her nomination to become Afghanistan's minister of women's affairs came up for confirmation in parliament in January.