Vicken Cheterian is a journalist and political analyst who works for the non-profit governance organisation CIMERA, based in Geneva. He is the author of War and Peace in the Caucasus: Russia's Troubled Frontier (C Hurst, 2009)

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A bad agreement cannot turn old adversaries into good neighbours, says Vicken Cheterian.

A year after the disastrous war with Russia, the political elite in Tbilisi remains uncertain about how to define a way forward for the country. Vicken Cheterian assesses its predicament.

Georgia's recovery from losses of war and territory will be through a return to the strategy and values that underpinned its democratic revolution, says Vicken Cheterian

A presidential contest between former and aspiring leaders is rooted in the enduring dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, explains Vicken Cheterian.

The roots of Lebanon's political fracture lie in the unresolved legacy of its 1975-90 civil war, says Vicken Cheterian.