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
  • Dec 18, 2013
  • 7 min read

Tehran may reset Caucasus regional ties

Turkey and Iran have significantly different approaches to gaining and enhancing influence in the...

Caucasus
  • Dec 10, 2013
  • 7 min read

Easier Georgian-Russian relations could reduce forces

Russia's presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia was intended to protect newly acquired outposts...

Georgia
  • Nov 26, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the South Caucasus in 2014

Armenia faces a year of growing isolation, marked by even deeper dependence on Russia. ...

Caucasus
  • Sep 5, 2013
  • 7 min read

West will gain as Moscow loses grip in South Caucasus

Following the 2008 Russo-Georgian war, Russia's quick and decisive victory appeared to indicate...

Russia
  • Aug 26, 2013
  • 6 min read

Karabakh tensions will stay high until Baku election

Five years after the Russo-Georgian war, the month of August is once again raising the prospect...

Caucasus
  • Jun 11, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the third quarter

Persistent economic weakness in Russia has been affecting the political scene as the presidential...

CIS