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Published in: oDRWalking the line
Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes....
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Published in: oDRHow can we politicise labour rights in Georgia?
In Georgia, violations of workers’ rights, low pay and negligent treatment by private corporations continue to go...
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Published in: oDRLife slows down in Chiatura
The mining town of Chiatura in western Georgia has already been cursed with poor conditions and self-serving owners....
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan’s 2016: sink or swim?
Protests have broken out in Azerbaijan against rising prices and falling living standards. Will the regime respond...
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Published in: oDRCan the North Caucasus adapt to political change?
Amid a crumbling and fragile system, central and regional elites gear up for a new power struggle in Russia’s North Caucasus.
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Published in: oDRA voice from Russia's truckers' protest
Truckers across Russia have descended on Moscow to protest a new freight tax which will threaten their livelihood....
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Published in: oDRKazakhstan's quiet balancing act
Alongside partners east and west, Kazakhstan has learned how to play a quiet balancing act—with lessons for the Kremlin.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey in limbo
Will the new election help take Turkey out of its impasse? Is there any hope that the results will be any different...
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Published in: oDRThe Sochi Syndrome
Grandiose urban development projects and international mega-events are ideal opportunities for authoritarian leaders...
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Published in: oDRThe destruction of sanctioned food only exposes Russia’s poverty gap
In Russia, while food imports from western countries are being destroyed in massive quantities, many ordinary...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s healthcare privatisation stands as a warning to Ukrainian reformers
Ukraine's government is eager to overhaul the country's ageing healthcare system. Following Georgia's example may be...
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Published in: oDRConditional solidarity for Ukraine
Can co-operation between civil society and the donor community translate into better governance in Ukraine? на русском языке
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Published in: oDRUkraine is ripe for the shock doctrine
Like many states in crisis before it, Ukraine presents a perfect opportunity for neoliberal transformation.
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Published in: oDRUnpaid wages halt progress at Russia’s flagship space project
The Russian government is throwing money at its new cosmodrome in the Far East. Its workers, however, have seen very...
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Published in: oDRSaakashvili is turning politics upside down in Ukraine
Down on the Black Sea, ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakasvhili is making waves as the new governor of Odessa. Is...
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Published in: oDRAnarchism, Russian-style
The village of Kolionovo has a reputation for independent mindedness and upsetting the authorities. Now they’ve...
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Published in: oDRThe ‘parasite law’ in Belarus
In the Soviet Union, anyone without an official job could be charged with ‘parasitism’ and sentenced to internal...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe IMF and Labour's economic record
Labour's macroeconomic management during 1997-2010 is a matter for celebration rather than apology.
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Published in: oDRCorruption, credits and bad luck in Siberia: the crisis of Russian agriculture
In Siberia, agriculture faces crisis after crisis as small farmers find themselves in debt caused by bad weather,...
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Published in: oDRUkraine’s labour reforms threaten workers' rights
The oligarchs have joined forces to railroad a new labour code that strips Ukrainian workers of their already modest rights.