Chechen Civilian Head Challenges Army
With President Putin's blessing, Moscow's Chechen appointee in the war-torn republic is making a bid to restrain the military.
23 May 02
Caucasus
Georgian Reformer Faces Political Oblivion
On the eve of Georgia's local elections, the country's most prominent pro-Western politician has lost control of his party - and perhaps his political career
17 May 02
Dagestani Blast Inquiry 'Floundering'
Officials have fingered a Dagestani warlord for the slaughter at last week's military parade, but important questions remain unanswered.
17 May 02
Azerbaijani Catholics' Day in the Sun
There are just 200 practising Roman Catholics in Azerbaijan - but next week they are receiving a visit from the Pope
17 May 02
Georgia: Fear and Poverty in the Kodori Gorge
The impoverished villagers of the Kodori Gorge fear the consequences of a breakdown in the Georgia-Abkhazia peace process
13 May 02
Azerbaijan: Muslim Girls Challenge the State
A few hundred devout Muslim women are fighting the Azerbaijani state for the right to wear headscarves
13 May 02
Russia to Capture Armenian Industry
Russia may write off Armenian debts in return for large slices of the republic's industry.
13 May 02
Georgia: Shevardnadze Ally Flexes His Muscles
The recent dismissal of Georgia's two main financial ministers had less to do with the economy than a struggle for control of the government.
10 May 02
Shushintsy Bemoan Their Leaders
Azerbaijanis who fled their Karabakh home in the early Nineties say their representatives have let them down.
10 May 02
Shusha Armenians Recall Their Bittersweet Victory
Armenians in the oldest town in Nagorny Karabakh remember how a decade ago their forces captured it from the Azerbaijanis - and then burned it.
10 May 02
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