Caucasus

  • Aug 24, 2020
  • 6 min read

Georgian port focus shifts to Poti

Last year, the talk was about Anaklia; now the focus of port development is Poti and Batumi

Georgia
  • Jul 24, 2020
  • 7 min read

Azerbaijan-Armenia rhetoric more risky than gunfire

An upsurge in fighting in a remote border area provokes talk of wider conflict with regional ramifications

Azerbaijan
  • Dec 12, 2019
  • 7 min read

Georgian port project falters but should survive

A planned deep-water port looks like a solution to many of Georgia's problems, but the government has been hesitant

Georgia
  • Feb 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

Armenia will seek new partners while holding to Russia

The new government in Yerevan is trying to build a broader set of relationships without offending Moscow too much

Armenia
  • Feb 5, 2019
  • 7 min read

Differences will hamper Azerbaijan-Armenia reset

A change of government in Armenia has led to a series of meetings between the new premier and Azerbaijan's president

Armenia
  • Apr 13, 2016
  • 7 min read

Russia and Turkey will avoid igniting Karabakh war

Despite Armenian-Russian and Azerbaijani-Turkish axes, this is no proxy conflict

Caucasus
  • Dec 14, 2015
  • 7 min read

Russia's Armenia reinforcement may destabilise region

Moscow's helicopter deployment may be reactive, but could also provoke risky counter-reactions

Armenia
  • Mar 5, 2015
  • 7 min read

Real GDP growth will be slower in Georgia in 2015

Tensions due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict have had a negative impact on economies in the region and will remain high

Georgia