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
Caucasus
Mayoral Conflict Spells Trouble for Karachai-Cherkessia
Battle over leadership of capital city bodes badly for province’s long-term stability.
20 Oct 05
Heads Roll in Azerbaijan
Failed comeback by leading opposition politician Rasul Guliyev ends with several government ministers sacked.
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
Nalchik Rests Uneasy
Outwardly the city has returned to normal, but the heavy police presence shows the manhunt is continuing.
20 Oct 05
Sick Babies Add to Chechen Woes
Mothers are passing on a legacy of illness to their children.
20 Oct 05
Soul-Searching After Kabardino-Balkaria Violence
The revelation that many of those involved in the Nalchik attacks were local men raises questions about what drove them to attack their own capital.
15 Oct 05
Counting the Cost of Nalchik's 24-Hour War
As city residents still reel at the shock of a day of violence, some voice fears of longer-term instability.
15 Oct 05
Azerbaijan's Lost Savings
Election promises that Soviet-era savers will at last have their accounts unblocked fail to impress disillusioned voters.
13 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
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