Baku Pipeline Threatened
Investors are getting cold feet over plans to build a pipeline which would break the Russian and Iranian stranglehold on Caspian oil wells.
25 Feb 00
Central Asia
Portrait of a Warlord
Russian troops locked in the "final assault" on Grozny have been astonished by the ferocity of the rebel resistance. In the heart of the Chechen capital, they are coming up against the cream of the guerrilla forces, led by battle-hardened veterans of the
21 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
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
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
Chechen Conflict Inspires South Caucasus Links
Confronted with renewed Russian aggression in Chechnya, the states of
19 Nov 99
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