Kabardino-Balkaria May Face Sustained Instability
Uncomfortable parallels drawn with other parts of the North Caucasus, where homegrown militants and repressive authorities were locked into a cycle of violence.
28 Oct 05
South Ossetia
Mayoral Conflict Spells Trouble for Karachai-Cherkessia
Battle over leadership of capital city bodes badly for province’s long-term stability.
20 Oct 05
Georgia: Foreign Aid Challenge
Huge infusion of US aid expected to directly benefit half a million Georgians, though some analysts have their doubts.
20 Oct 05
Modern Hardships Catch up With Karabakh Old-Timers
Mountain air and good food used to keep people living well past a hundred, but the stresses of war and poverty are now hitting home.
13 Oct 05
Chaos and Bloodshed in Nalchik
Eyewitness describes the day the residents of this peaceful city found themselves caught up in nightmarish scenes of urban warfare.
13 Oct 05
Grozny's Unwanted Facelift
Despite lack of government money to rebuild Chechen capital, there’s a frenzy of private construction work – and officials say cowboy builders are flouting all the regulations.
6 Oct 05
Move to Revive Georgian Wine Industry
One of the oldest wine cultures in the world has suffered since privatisation, but help may now be on the way.
6 Oct 05
Changing of Guard in Kabardino-Balkaria
There are difficult days ahead for President Arsen Kanokov as he comes to grips with the republic’s myriad problems.
30 Sep 05
Mixed Reactions to Ossetian Unity Accord
Unprecedented agreement between North and South Ossetia greeted with scepticism by some Ossetians.
30 Sep 05
Georgia: Chechens Impatient With Life in Limbo
Refugees from the Chechen conflict say they can’t go back or forward, and life where they are in the Pankisi Gorge has become intolerable.
8 Sep 05
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