Daria Vaisman is Caucasus correspondent for Christian Science Monitor and a freelance writer based in Tbilisi and Moscow. She has written for Slate, International Herald Tribune, Foreign Policy, New Republic, and other publications

Recent articles

The Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan remains poised between peace and war even after a decisive vote for independence, report Daria Vaisman & Shaun Walker.

The reception of Orhan Pamuk's Nobel award in Turkey is charged with the political tensions inside the country and in its relationship with Europe, says Daria Vaisman.

Orhan Pamuk, Elif Shafak, Hrant Dink, and other leading Turkish intellectuals face prosecution for writings that push the boundaries of legal censorship and cultural policing. Daria Vaisman reflects on their struggle to speak and live in truth, and says it is Europe's too.