Veterans Fall Prey to Racketeers and Bureaucrats
Russian "contract" troops returning from Chechnya complain they are being cheated of their hard-won wages
13 Oct 00
Caucasus
Cherkess Martyr's Image Tarnished
Support for the Cherkess champion, Stanislav Derev, begins to melt away after an old ally turns against him
6 Oct 00
Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot?
Despite close historical and political ties with Armenia, Moscow is wary of backing its old ally over the Nagorny Karabakh debate
6 Oct 00
Eight Parties Barred from Azerbaijani Elections
Opposition leaders in Azerbaijan claim President Aliev's regime is already sabotaging November's parliamentary elections
6 Oct 00
Karabakh Veterans Split by Conflicting Loyalties
The Yerkrapah Union of Volunteers, which once united Armenia's war veterans, has fallen victim to political in-fighting
6 Oct 00
The Land of Lost Content
COMMENT: An analysis of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict which continues to blight any attempts to bring the region out of the Soviet wilderness
29 Sep 00
Russian Propaganda Wears Thin
Why peoples across the Caucasus have been slow in voicing their support for their embattled ethnic kin in Chechnya
29 Sep 00
Hostages Relive Chechen Ordeal
Fears are growing that the Chechen rebels will attempt to break the military deadlock by seizing hostages and using them to bargain with the federal authorities
22 Sep 00
Polish 'Miracle Worker' Faces Uphill Task
Georgia's opposition is sceptical that President Shevardnadze's new economic advisor -- former Polish premier Leshek Baltserovich -- can reverse the downward spiral
22 Sep 00
Moscow's Muddled Thinking in Chechnya
Whilst the Kremlin is clearly disenchanted with the civilian administration in Chechnya, it feels compelled to support its chosen leader, the ex-mufti Akhmad Kadyrov
22 Sep 00
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