Caucasus

CIS Visa Wars

Is the Commonwealth of Independent States at an end? With Russia's recent introduction of visa requirements for travellers to and from Georgia and Azerbaijan, the future for the CIS looks bleak.

26 Nov 99

Russo-Georgian War Of Words Escalates Over Border

Russian accusations that Georgia is aiding and abetting Chechen militants through its frontier with the breakaway republic have pushed this local "cold war" dangerously close to boiling point.

26 Nov 99

From Declarations To Action

Between the tub thumping from Chirac and the soft glove approach from Clinton, Vaclav Havel points the best way forward for the OSCE.

26 Nov 99

Harsh Welcome For Chechen Refugees

'Caucasus-1' is the sole checkpoint on the Chechen border and the traffic is increasing. The small neighbouring republic of Ingushetia is struggling to cope.

19 Nov 99

Armenia Chooses A New Supreme Patriarch

Coinciding with the killings in the Armenian Parliament, the election of the 132nd Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church has been an acrimonious and unhappy affair.

19 Nov 99
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