Caucasus

  • Jun 2, 2005
  • 7 min read

CAUCASUS: Oligarchs use media for political purposes

The media business in the Caucasus is still relatively underdeveloped, limited partly by the size...

Caucasus
  • Feb 24, 2005
  • 1 min read

AZERBAIJAN: Ilham may have lost West's confidence

US Ambassador Reno Harnish said today that Washington was concerned that Baku might improve its...

Azerbaijan
  • Feb 21, 2005
  • 1 min read

AZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Caspian oil may flow in October

The first tanker will load oil at the Turkish port of Ceyhan on or after September 30, the head...

Azerbaijan
  • Feb 15, 2005
  • 1 min read

GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Lavrov hopes to free up base impasse

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hopes to resolve the dispute with Georgia over Russia's residual...

Georgia
  • Jan 19, 2005
  • 1 min read

AZERBAIJAN/TURKMENISTAN: Oilfield dispute flares up

Officials reacted cautiously in Baku yesterday to reports that Ashgabat was in talks with a...

Azerbaijan
  • Jan 17, 2005
  • 6 min read

TURKMENISTAN: Russia restricts gas export options

Turkmenistan's proven gas reserves in south-east Turkmenistan are not enough to fulfil both its...

Turkmenistan
  • Jan 10, 2005
  • 1 min read

GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Ferry service solves Abkhaz blockage

Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin today signed an agreement in Tbilisi to open a rail ferry...

Georgia
  • Dec 30, 2004
  • 6 min read

RUSSIA: Putin marks out limits of foreign criticism

President Vladimir Putin held his fourth meeting with the international and domestic media on...

Russia