In Azerbaijan, power is strictly a family business. RU
As long as Russia holds on to the Ukrainian peninsula, it will not and cannot change for the better. Русский
Пока Россия удерживает украинский полуостров, существенные перемены к лучшему в ней невозможны.
For the Kremlin’s friends in the west, the reality of Russia’s actions is finally sinking in.
In Ukraine, big agriculture uses unscrupulous methods to manufacture consensus for expansion and marginalise local communities — often with the support of international donors.
For many people, the Moscow protests of 2012 were about falling in love – with the promise of freedom, and with each other. But how do you go on living when instead of the government, the barricades fall, and your hopes along with them? Русский
Формирование современного политического поля в Азербайджане началось на основе "государственных интересов" и продолжается как создание "королевского дома" English
До тех пор пока авторитарные государства Средней Азии не начнут всерьез относиться к данным ими международным обязательствам, наблюдатели на выборах не смогут выполнять свою работу. Что можно сделать в этой ситуации? English
Особенности политического управления на Северном Кавказе откладывают отпечаток и на сферу образования.
Until Central Asia’s autocracies take their numerous commitments to democracy seriously, election observers can’t do their jobs. What can be done? Русский
Combating terrorism is one of the main responsibilities of a modern state, but in non-democratic states it can take strange forms. Русский
This week, two political prosecutions in Russia were quashed — to much applause. But it’s too early to talk about positive trends — the authorities are merely changing their tactics.
