Caucasus

  • 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
  • Apr 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes will be hard to contain

The Turkish president's vocal backing for Azerbaijan can only complicate efforts to restore calm

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
  • May 19, 2015
  • 2 min read

Oil prices, Russia will hurt Caucasus, Central Asia

Oil-importing economies in particular must consolidate post-crisis for temporary spending to boost domestic demand

CIS
  • 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
  • Jan 26, 2015
  • 7 min read

Russia and oil have mixed impact in Caucasus

Recent shocks will affect Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia variously, depending on oil's role and ties with Russia

Caucasus
  • Feb 26, 2014
  • 2 min read

Rail link will boost Azerbaijan-Turkey ties

A test train will be run along the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway by the end of 2014, and the line...

Caucasus
  • Jan 7, 2014
  • 6 min read

Karabakh diplomacy makes promising new start

After two years of threats and escalating tension over Nagorno-Karabakh, the recent meeting...

Caucasus