Georgia's Open Wound
A reluctance to admit past mistakes and seal a dignified peace with the Abkhaz is a dangerous symptom of Georgian malaise.
21 Jan 00
Caucasus
Gun-running in Georgia
The discovery of a truck smuggling arms from Georgia into Chechnya triggers a war of words between Tbilisi and Moscow.
14 Jan 00
The Russian Media Turns
Russian media are rapidly souring on the Chechen campaign, while the government retains tight controls on information leaking out of the embattled republic.
14 Jan 00
Edgy Soldiers, Villagers in Fear
With morale sagging, Russian generals have begun to turn on the local populations: now almost every Chechen male is a potential guerrilla, while Ingush villages are being fired on.
14 Jan 00
The Chechens' Surprise
The Russians are forced to fight hard over lost ground as Chechen rebels attempt to relieve the pressure on Grozny.
14 Jan 00
Almaty Shuns Chechen Refugees
Despite traditionally pro-Chechen sympathies, Kazakhstan has succumbed to unrelenting Russian propaganda, giving Chechen refugees an icy reception.
14 Jan 00
BRAIN DRAIN IN ARMENIA
As many as a million Armenians - almost a quarter of the population - have left the country in recent years, most simply to seek employment.
7 Jan 00
BURSTING BAKU'S OIL BUBBLE
As Baku revels in a much-publicised "oil rush", questions are being asked about the true extent of the legendary reserves awaiting exploitation in the Caspian Sea basin.
7 Jan 00
TROUBLE BREWING IN THE NORTH
Pork barrel politics in the isolated the North Caucausian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria is fermenting serious opposition to the government as well as unrest among the ethnic groups.
7 Jan 00
UNDER ATTACK IN YEREVAN
Assaults and a suspected firebombing have left the staff of two Armenian newspapers worrying about a politically-inspired clampdown on the media
7 Jan 00
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