Georgia Grants US Military Privileges
Tbilisi is dramatically shoring up its military alliance with the United States
27 Mar 03
Caucasus
Judd: Chechen Dialogue Must Go On
In his first interview since stepping down as Council of Europe rapporteur on Chechnya, Lord Judd tells IWPR the political dialogue sponsored by the body must continue.
27 Mar 03
Azeri Press Seeks Protection
Journalists establish a new body to handle critical readers and ward off litigation.
20 Mar 03
Nervous Caucasus Backs Washington over Iraq
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia support United States to various degrees, but worry about war's impact on their own region.
20 Mar 03
Armenia: Mother Greta Stirs Opposition
Lone protest by country's most famous mother bolsters opposition in run up to elections.
20 Mar 03
Shevardnadze Opposes Assembly Salary Hike
Quarrel over a massive rise in the minimum wage is first harbinger of parliamentary elections.
20 Mar 03
Abkhazia: Railway Breakthrough?
The unrecognised republic's isolation could soon be at an end following trilateral talks to reopen the rail link with the south Caucasus.
20 Mar 03
Chechen Referendum Row
The war-torn republic is gearing up for a constitution that will controversially affirm its status as part of Russia.
14 Mar 03
Travails Of Dagestan's Pilgrim Traders
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca this February brought big money to some Dagestanis, and a lot of trouble to others.
14 Mar 03
Georgian Mine Digs Deep For Survival
The Georgian government is giving an ageing industrial giant one last chance – to the fury of competitors
14 Mar 03
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