Caucasus

  • Feb 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Azerbaijan's satellite boosts not just communications

Early this morning an Ariane 5 rocket launched from Guyana put Azerbaijan's first satellite,...

Azerbaijan
  • Feb 6, 2013
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Chechen leader emphasises anti-terrorism 'successes'

Chechen leader Kadyrov met Putin yesterday to discuss the economic and security climate in...

Russia
  • Jan 21, 2013
  • 7 min read

External actors limit Tehran's influence in Caucasus

Complex alignments and mutual antagonisms in the South Caucasus sustain some Iranian influence in...

Caucasus
  • Dec 4, 2012
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Germany's RWE has reasons for exiting Caspian pipeline

RWE was widely reported yesterday to be selling its 16.7% stake in the Nabucco consortium.

Caucasus
  • Nov 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the South Caucasus in 2013

After independent Georgia's first peaceful handover of power, the new government faces a...

Caucasus
  • Sep 18, 2012
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Moscow flexes military muscle across Caucasus region

Joint 'Interaction 2012' exercises conclude in Armenia tomorrow, with special forces deploying...

Caucasus
  • Sep 7, 2012
  • 10 min read

Prospects for Russia and the CIS in the fourth quarter

Despite multiple channels of exposure to euro-area debt crises, the Russian authorities are doing...

CIS
  • Aug 30, 2012
  • 7 min read

Iran attack may spark wider Caucasus conflict

Russia will hold the Kavkaz 2012 military training exercise in the North Caucasus from September...

Caucasus