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Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Centre in Yerevan. (Photo courtesy of R. Girogasian)
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Armenian Election: "Stakes Could Not be Higher"
Richard Giragosian
27 Apr 12
Politicians must restore slipping public confidence through fair elections and commitment to reform.
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Syrians More United Than World Believes
Maryam Hasan
25 Apr 12
Opposition may be diverse, but it shares common distress about the past and hope for the future.
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Kony Video May Lead to Deeper Questions
Moses Odokonyero
30 Mar 12
Although Kony 2012 film largely deals with past events, it could prompt wider debate about justice.
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Arastan Orujlu, head of the East-West Research Centre in Baku. (Photo courtesy of A. Orujlu)
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Iran Crisis Poses Major Risks to South Caucasus
Arastan Orujlu
20 Feb 12
Each state has different relationship with Tehran, but all are vulnerable to conflict spillover.
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Annadurdy Khadjiev, a Turkmen economist based in Bulgaria. (Photo courtesy A. Khadjiev)
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Turkmen Industrialisation Plan Requires Sweeping Reforms
Annadurdy Khadjiev
20 Jan 12
A poster of President Bashar al-Assad on a wall in the Syrian capital Damascus. (Photo: Sean Long/Flickr)
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"Reformer Assad" Myth Finally Dead
Fouad Hamdan
18 Jan 12
Syrian president has shown by his actions that removing him is the only option.
Demonstrators in Cairo, November 26, 2011. (Photo: Lilian Wagdy/Flickr) This car proclaims its owner’s Kyrgyz identity on the streets of Osh. (Photo: Inga Sikorskaya) If Egyptians are to create a democratic system that suits them, then they must dare to further unleash the creativity so abundantly demonstrated in this revolution. (Photo: Monasosh/Flickr) Umida Niazova, a human rights defender from Uzbekistan now living in Germany. (Photo: Umida Niazova) Hikmet Hadjy-zadeh of the Far Centre in Baku. (Photo courtesy of H. Hajizade) Lara Aharonyan, co-founder of the Women's Resource Centre in Armenia. (Photo: L Aharonyan)
Rovshan Ibrahimov, director of the Azerbaijan Centre for Energy Research. (Photo: IWPR) Can the new interim government meet expectations? Photo by Nurlan Abdaliev. Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Centre in Yerevan. (Photo courtesy of R. Girogasian) After police seized this car, they put a sign on it saying the occupants had been detained as "Offenders of Virtue". (Photo: Abolfazl Salmanzadeh) Many Arab commentators said Qaddafi appeared seriously disturbed during his televised speech, while others said mockingly that he should be on a comedy show. Правозащитница Елена Урлаева (Фото: Е. Урлаева)