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caucasus: regional fracturesFrom Georgia's "rose revolution" of 2003, to contested elections in Azerbaijan and the continued trauma of Chechnya, openDemocracy writers trace the roots of turmoil.
The tensions of a febrile polity are intensified by Russia's desire to be "big brother". Plus: Nikolaj Nielsen on a small bomb in Gali
The condition of a febrile polity is apparent in Mikheil Saakashvili’s second election victory of 2008
Russian bullying and Georgian crassness are heating the frozen conflict over Abkhazia
Russia is tightening its pressure on its small Caucasus neighbour. This time it's serious
The failures of Georgia's post-Soviet transition have created a "hybrid regime" where key political changes are decided in the streets
A disputed election and mass protest in the Caucasus - but this is a new chapter, not a rerun
A presidential contest between existing and former leaders may be the last before a new generation emerges
After a disputed election, a tough choice for Georgia's opposition
The deeper roots of Tbilisi's crisis of governance
An intimate past and bitter present make amity hard but separation impossible
Nikolai Ioannidi, who lovingly conserved the histories of a small Black Sea nation, died on 1 July. We honour him
Georgia's military ambitions cast a shadow over the lost territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Nagorno-Karabakh has followed Transdniestria and South Ossetia in holding an independence referendum. But democracy in these "non-recognised entities" is not so simple, reports Sabine Freizer of the International Crisis Group. Read the rest of this post...
The Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan remains poised between peace and war even after a decisive vote for independence, report Daria Vaisman & Shaun Walker. Read the rest of this post...
A decisive referendum result has done nothing to resolve the small Caucasian statelet's future, reports Shaun Walker. Read the rest of this post...
The unrecognised republic of Abkhazia lies at the heart of the Georgia-Russia dispute. George Hewitt, leading scholar of Abkhazian language and identity, considers how the Abkhaz today view their own future. Read the rest of this post...
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