Caucasus
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...
CaucasusKarabakh diplomacy makes promising new start
After two years of threats and escalating tension over Nagorno-Karabakh, the recent meeting...
CaucasusTehran may reset Caucasus regional ties
Turkey and Iran have significantly different approaches to gaining and enhancing influence in the...
CaucasusEasier Georgian-Russian relations could reduce forces
Russia's presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia was intended to protect newly acquired outposts...
GeorgiaProspects for the South Caucasus in 2014
Armenia faces a year of growing isolation, marked by even deeper dependence on Russia. ...
CaucasusWest will gain as Moscow loses grip in South Caucasus
Following the 2008 Russo-Georgian war, Russia's quick and decisive victory appeared to indicate...
RussiaKarabakh tensions will stay high until Baku election
Five years after the Russo-Georgian war, the month of August is once again raising the prospect...
CaucasusProspects for Russia/CIS in the third quarter
Persistent economic weakness in Russia has been affecting the political scene as the presidential...
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