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Published in: oDRNagorno-Karabakh: the not-so-frozen conflictIn recent months, the ‘frozen’ Karabakh conflict has been more fire than ice. With outside powers stoking the...
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Published in: oDRFive bloody days in North OssetiaFor the Ingush and Ossetians, memories from an overlooked conflict continue to simmer…
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Published in: oDRThe new (de-facto) President of AbkhaziaOn his fourth attempt, Raul Khadjimba has finally become de-facto President of Abkhazia. But few would envy the...
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Published in: oDRThe enemy, six feet underIn Shirak Province, Armenia, memories of the Karabakh War still inflame; and even the cemeteries are not always sacrosanct.
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Published in: oDR‘Caviar diplomacy’ hides human rights abuses in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, prominent human rights defenders are being arrested; and NGOs raided. ‘Caviar diplomacy’ covers it all up.
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Published in: HomeAzerbaijan: a dual offensive
Azerbaijan’s strategy over the disputed, Armenian-held territory of Karabakh is also aimed at eliminating domestic...
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Published in: oDRAmbassador Warlick’s folly in Nagorno-Karabakh
How the US botched the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
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Published in: oDRApostolics, evangelicals and neo-pagans in ArmeniaBack in 301CE, Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its national religion, but in...
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Published in: oDRThe galloping militarisation of EurasiaIn recent months, attention has overwhelmingly been focused on Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. But there is a wider and...
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Published in: oDRNagorno-Karabakh: Crimea’s doppelgangerCrimea and Nagorno-Karabakh, two regions with similar histories, took very different paths after the Soviet Union...
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Published in: oDRSouth Ossetia’s unwanted independenceSouth Ossetians may yearn for union with Russia, but the complicated political realities of the South Caucasus make...
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Published in: oDRMaidan comes to AbkhaziaEvents in Ukraine have both highlighted and influenced Abkhazia’s political divisions, as yesterday’s protests...
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Published in: oDRRough justice in ChechnyaThree recent court cases in Chechnya suggest that torture is routinely used to persuade people to confess to trumped...
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Published in: oDRSochi, the Caucasus and Russian RomanticismSince the 19th century the Caucasus has been Russian’s ‘window on the East,’ its access to another, often very...
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Published in: oDRDagestan: Russia’s hottest spotAsked to name Russia’s most troublesome region, most people would plump for Chechnya. But its neighbour Dagestan is...
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Published in: oDRCivil war, secession and the body politicWorking with young people is important in any society. The recent story of an unusual Chechen initiative...
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Published in: HomeAn Armenian perspective on Khojali
Many civilians were killed in the war between the newly independent states of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the early...
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Published in: oDRThe myth of the black widowFears of terrorism surrounding the Sochi Olympics have seen much talk of ‘Black Widows’ and the 'Caucasus Emirate,'...
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Published in: HomeGeorgia and migration: a policy trap
Europe's politics of migration control are being exported to Georgia with potentially dangerous results, says Gavin Slade.
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Published in: oDRBaba-Hadji, symbol of ethnic harmonyThe complicated relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan that have erupted since the break-up of the USSR belie the...
