Caucasus
North Ossetia: Journalist Fights Conviction
Prominent reporter claims that criminal charge is an attempt to silence him.
New Players Enter Karabakh Peace Process
Will the involvement of the United Nations and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe help or hinder the cause of peace in Nagorny Karabakh?
Georgian Government Carousel
President Saakashvili turns to his closest loyalists in ministerial changes.
Georgia Split by New Education Law
Draft bill aimed at stamping out corruption is denounced as “anti-Georgian” by nationalists and viewed with suspicion by students and minorities.
Kadyrov Declares Compensation War
Chechnya’s high-profile security boss Ramzan Kadyrov is promising to check compensation fraud – but how far will he go?
Chechnya's Invisible War
After ten years of conflict, Grozny may be quieter, but everyone still fears the midnight knock at the door.
Azeris Angry Over Georgia Killing
A local land dispute has escalated following the death of an elderly Azerbaijani woman in southern Georgia.
Armenia's Anti-Smoking Law: Puff or Progress?
In this country, even the doctors and politicians who warn of the evils of nicotine are smokers themselves.