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
Caucasus
Breaking Through the Grozny Siege
While Russian bombardments continue, Chechen commanders and fleeing refugees claim that guerrilla fighters have scored key victories around the capital, destroying several Russian tanks and providing a route in and out of the city.
7 Jan 00
Desperate Refugees Put A Curse On Both Houses
Russia may never persuade the Chechen people - tens of thousands who are struggling to survive refugee camps here - that it bears no ill will towards the civilian population of the embattled Caucasian republic.
23 Dec 99
Armenia Forced To Choose Between Washington And Moscow
Armenia needs to resolve its regional problems and build a Caucasus-wide security system or it will be forced to make the difficult choice between local alliance with the United States - or with Russia.
23 Dec 99
NGOs Ready To Tackle Government's Failings
Georgia's NGOs are starting to flex their political muscles and are increasingly ready to tackle the government in the absence of a wide range of effective opposition parties.
23 Dec 99
Campaigning By Tank
The Unity Party's election objectives appear to have been reached in Sunday's Russian parliamentary polls, driven as much by tanks in Chechnya as by the party's actual policies.
23 Dec 99
Chechen Fighters Retreat To The Hills
As the Russian bombardment of Grozny reaches a horrifying crescendo, vicious skirmishes are breaking out south of the capital where small Chechen units have retreated to their mountain strongholds.
23 Dec 99
Azerbaijan's Local Elections Viewed As Flawed
Azerbaijan's local elections - the first in the nation's history - have been overshadowed by widespread accusations of malpractice and police brutality.
17 Dec 99
Face To Face With The Enemy
Wednesday night's street fighting in Minutka Square is a small taste of things to come from Grozny's defenders, who now have their chance to meet the Russians on the ground. Experience has shown that this is the kind of combat in which they excel.
17 Dec 99
IMF Refuses Loan Tranches To Georgia
A recent International Monetary Fund mission to Georgia has refused to authorise 32 million dollars in loan tranches to the country for the year 2000. IMF experts blame Tbilisi's budget imbalances and Georgia's widespread corruption.
17 Dec 99
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