Abkhazia’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia may be unpopular among the break-away republic’s population, but the government is keen to implement it and is clamping down on dissent.
Georgia’s signing of the Association Agreement with the EU has been welcomed by the country’s people and its elite, but it will likely not be the panacea they hope.
Is EU integration still a priority for states, or have we in fact hit 'peak accession'? Announcing a new joint project between Can Europe Make it? and oDR.
The murder of Boris Nemtsov tells us not that Putin is a strong leader, but rather one who has lost his grip.
While an economic and political union between Russia and Europe is unlikely, it could serve the interests of both sides in an increasingly hostile world.
Just like in business, the centre of Russia has transferred a range of its functions to a regional political ‘contractor’. But now the tail is starting to wag the dog.
In allowing the Aliyev regime to suppress human rights and democracy, the West is hurting its own interests.
Oligarchs and Western experts are lining up to shape the future of Ukraine. But they're not all on the same side.
A raft of new criminal offences allows the government’s opponents to be arrested for just about anything – or nothing.
The existence of the diagnosis ‘Transsexualism’ in any form leads to psychiatric abuse, and negatively impacts the lives of transgender people in Russia.
For elites in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, regime preservation is priority number one. Even if that means cozying up to Putin.
The Russian economy is under pressure: it’s time for an alternative.
