BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Russia Attack: Consequences for Georgia Pipeline and Poti Port
BY MOLLY CORSO
The British Petroleum pipeline that brought Georgia into the international spotlight has been turned off after six days of sporadic Russian bombing in the country.

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Seeks to Make Economic, Diplomatic Inroads in Mongolia
BY JOANNA LILLIS
Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, visited Mongolia with the twofold intention of bolstering political stability there following last month’s post-election protests, and seeking an economic foothold in the East Asian country’s lucrative and under-developed mining sector.

Kazakhstan: Astana Aims to Become World’s Top Uranium Producer
BY JOANNA LILLIS
Kazakhstan may have relinquished its arsenal of nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it is seeking to expand its role in a variety of atomic energy-related fields. The country hopes to outstrip rivals Canada and Australia next year to become the world’s biggest uranium producer.

Turkey: "Muslim Calvinists" in Anatolia Show How Piety Can Blend with Modernity
BY NICHOLAS BIRCH
"Tell me where Allah is and I will give you an orange. Tell me where Allah is not and I will give you an orange grove." This particular Koranic phrase graces a whiteboard at the entrance to the third biggest company in Gaziantep, a city of 1 million close to Turkey’s border with Syria.