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Published in: oDRAssyrian stories from the Caucasus
Scattered throughout Russia and the South Caucasus, Assyrians are looking for recognition of their suffering.
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia's unequal partnership with Russia
Abkhazia’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia may be unpopular among the break-away republic’s population,...
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Published in: oDRAgreement by association: Georgia edges closer to Europe
Georgia’s signing of the Association Agreement with the EU has been welcomed by the country’s people and its elite,...
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Published in: oDRWho killed Boris Nemtsov?
The murder of Boris Nemtsov tells us not that Putin is a strong leader, but rather one who has lost his grip.
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Published in: oDROutsourcing sovereignty from Russia to Chechnya
Just like in business, the centre of Russia has transferred a range of its functions to a regional political...
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Published in: oDRThe crackdown in Azerbaijan
In allowing the Aliyev regime to suppress human rights and democracy, the West is hurting its own interests.
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Published in: oDRGeorgian Muslims are strangers in their own country
The Republic of Georgia is an avowedly Christian country, but one out of every ten Georgian citizens is Muslim.
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Published in: oDRFilm review: (Oscar-nominated) 'Tangerines'
Tangerines, an Estonian film about the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, is up for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign...
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Published in: oDRArmenia’s foreign policy: between dependence and complementarity
The plight of the weakest member of the Eastern Partnership region – Armenia – should have alerted policymakers to...
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Published in: oDRIn Russia, nobody can be ‘Charlie’
Russian reaction to the Charlie Hebdo massacre has been muted, although a massive march in Chechnya defended Islam...
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Published in: oDRCrime and punishment in Armenia
After a Russian soldier emerged as the prime suspect in the murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri, Armenia, this...
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Published in: oDRArmenia's unhappy New Year
Armenia is now a member of the Eurasian Economic Union. But with the economy in trouble, does membership have any benefits?
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Published in: oDRTrial and error in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic
Nine years after a series of coordinated attacks on government and military installations in and around Nalchik,...
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Published in: oDRThe end of the Georgian dream
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili's decision on 4 November 2014 to dismiss Defence Minister Irakli...
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Published in: oDRA free-thinker loses his freedom in Azerbaijan
On 12 January, Arif Yunus, the distinguished Azerbaijani scholar, will ‘celebrate’ his 60th birthday in a prison cell.
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Published in: oDRKakha Bendukidze and Georgia’s failed experiment
Kakha Bendukidze died in November 2014 at the age of 58. Bendukidze directed the whirlwind of economic reform that...
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Published in: oDRStepford Wives in Chechnya
Chechen women have to be very careful about what they wear because of Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘virtue campaign.’
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Published in: oDRLetter from Tbilisi
Academic concepts about EU foreign policy and the European Neighbourhood Policy are not always enough to explain...
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Published in: oDRWhere now for Armenia’s opposition?
Public protests are mounting in Armenia over economic and political issues. But where is the Armenian opposition in all this?
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Published in: oDRNagorno-Karabakh: a gender inclusive approach to peace
Research suggests that engaging local women in conflict resolution efforts increases the likelihood of violence...