Armenia: Turkish Reshuffle May Threaten Reconciliation
Recent dismissal of Turkish foreign minister Ismail Cem unnerves Armenia, where he is seen as key to an improvement in relations between the two countries
19 Jul 02
Caucasus
Adygeia: Gold Magnate Makes His Mark
One of Russia's richest businessmen has made many friends and enemies in his first six months as president of the tiny republic of Adygeia
19 Jul 02
Karabakh: Farmers in Survival Struggle
War and poverty have made life increasingly difficult in the breakaway republic of Nagorny Karabakh
12 Jul 02
Azerbaijan: Life in The 'Slave Market'
With unemployment running rife, the nation's intellectuals, craftsmen and refugees take to the streets in a thankless search for jobs
12 Jul 02
South Ossetia: Peacekeepers Honoured For Mission Success
A decade of peace and improving community relations is celebrated in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia
12 Jul 02
Georgia: Ruling Party Routed in Polls
Parties loyal to President Shevardnadze were humiliated in Georgia's local elections, amid scenes of chaos and claims of vote-rigging.
6 Jul 02
Fighting Rocks Azerbaijan Village
Residents of a village with Islamist sympathies are in defiant mood, several days after police opened fire on local protestors
6 Jul 02
ANALYSIS: Petritsch Sheds Light on Rambouillet
Former Austrian ambassador counters Albanian claims that Serb negotiators at the Rambouillet conference were opposed to a Kosovo settlement
6 Jul 02
Armenian Diaspora Critical of Yerevan Authorities
The once-solid relationship between the Armenian government and the diaspora appears to be under strain.
6 Jul 02
Krasnodar Immigrants Fear Expulsion
Hundreds of thousands of migrants in southern Russia are coming under pressure to leave the region
4 Jul 02
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