Caucasus

Armenia insists one of its aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet

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

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

As Russia restricts travel from Iran, the three South Caucasian states face even more pressing dilemmas

Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are worried about the developing Iran crisis and trying to shape a response

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

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

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