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Yepraksya Zadayan's house, in the village of Verishen, just outside the southern city of Goris, was hit by the Azerbaijani armed forces at midnight on September 12, 2022. On September 12-14 fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan resumed, nearly 300 people died over two days. © Armine Avetisyan

Armenia-Azerbaijan: The Demise of Diplomacy?

New escalation threatens the outlook for engagement, despite the clear benefits for both sides.

14 Sep 22

European Court of Human Rights building, located in Strasbourg, France. © CherryX/Wikimedia

Why the European Court of Human Rights Remains Key to Justice for Ukraine

Despite Russia’s consistent refusal to comply with ECtHR decisions, we cannot afford to abandon this means of accountability.

6 Sep 22

Workers placing a body of one of the unidentified persons who were killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha into a coffin on August 11, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Ukraine is a Turning Point for International Justice

World must learn lessons from previous processes to ensure accountability – or risk facilitating future conflicts.

16 Aug 22

Police and military personnel stand in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: How Amnesty Got it Wrong

Organisation allowed fog of war to obscure legal context of active conflict.

16 Aug 22

Anti-coup protesters shout slogans towards military junta forces on March 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. © Getty Images/Stringer

Myanmar's Executions Demand Action

The international community needs to take steps over latest human rights outrage if it wants to retain any regional influence or authority.

26 Jul 22

Russian Army T-14 Armata tanks drive towards Red Square to participate in the annual Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Will Sanctions Alone Undermine Russia’s Defence Industry?

Current policy is clearly failing to disrupt Moscow’s predatory plans.

18 Jul 22

Armenia-Turkey Border Set to Reopen After Three Decades

The plan to allow third-country nationals to cross is seen as the next step towards full normalisation between the two neighbours.

7 Jul 22

Georgia Faces More Disappointment in its European Dream

It will be near-impossible to fulfil EU-mandated obligations without a paradigm shift in how the ruling party views its role and place in the country’s history.

25 Jun 22

Khor Virap monastery lies a few hundred metres from the Armenia - Turkish border. It overlooks Mount Ararat, a symbol of Armenian identity, which is located on Turkish territory. © Creative Commons

Assessing Armenia-Turkey Normalisation

After decades of strained relations, why are they finally making serious moves towards re-opening ties?

16 Dec 21

A view of the city cemetery in Sarajevo – a constant reminder of the war that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992-95 and saw over 100,000 dead. © Matej Divizna/Getty Images

Bosnia: The Lesson We Learned from Afghanistan

Amid mounting crisis, another armed conflict is more plausible than at any other time since the end of the 1992-95 war.

8 Nov 21

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