Publication

Articles in this issue discuss a generational shift in Uzbekistan’s politics; clashes between an angry mob led by Georgian clergymen and gay rights activists in Tbilisi, Georgia; changes in Russia's defense policies in Central Asia and the Caucasus; and the increasing threat of militant Salafism in the republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. The field reports look at electric power industry development in Turkmenistan; innovative development in Kazakhstan; the application of justice after the anti-LGBT clashes in Tbilisi; and lastly, a diplomatic row between Russia and Azerbaijan over 'stolen' points during the Eurovision song contest.