Kremlin Seeks New Chechen Plan
President Putin is seeking new ways of pulling Russia out of the Chechen morass - but the military is unwilling to play along.
4 Apr 02
South Ossetia
Armenia and US Begin Military Cooperation
In the aftermath of September 11, and to the dismay of some Armenians, Yerevan and Washington have begun to work together on military projects.
28 Mar 02
Dagestani Islamist Leader Goes Free
Released from jail, Russia's foremost Islamist politician faces an uphill struggle to rebuild his career
22 Mar 02
US Deployment in Georgia Angers South Ossetia
The new leader of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia is calling for its principal ally to help counter the US deployment in Georgia.
22 Mar 02
Georgia Suffers Funding Blow
The world's major international donor is slashing aid budget to Georgia because of its slow progress on economic reforms.
15 Mar 02
Berezovsky Alleges Chechen Plot
Former Kremlin insider accuses President Putin of collusion in the 1999 bomb blasts that triggered the second Chechen war.
8 Mar 02
Abkhazia: Government Poll Landslide Contested
The Sukhum government gains full control of Abkhazia's new assembly after the opposition pull out of elections.
8 Mar 02
Abkhazia: A Long Bridge to Cross
A number of potential flashpoints could destabilise the precarious Georgia-Abkhazia peace process this year
21 Feb 02
The Armenian Exodus
Initial findings of Armenia's first census since independence suggests the country is in the throes of a huge demographic crisis.
21 Feb 02
Georgia: The Shrinking Nation
The results of post-Soviet Georgia's first census suggest the country has shrunk by one million people since independence. The real picture may be even worse.
18 Feb 02
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