Back to the USSR? Memory Wars in the South Caucasus
Kremlin narratives have co-opted history and propagated a distorted memory of the Soviet past.
10 May 23
Russia
Putin Warrant Marks a Milestone
There can be no sustainable peace without a definitive confirmation of right and wrong.
17 Mar 23
Russia: The Fight for Independent Media Continues
Despite the crackdown that followed the invasion of Ukraine, journalists carry on the battle for free expression.
4 Apr 22
Central Asian Migrants Leave Russia
Millions from all over the region have historically travelled there to work, with their remittances playing a significant part in many countries’ economies.
25 Mar 22
How Media in Belarus and Russia Joined the Information Battlefield
Both countries have been flooded with incitement alongside deliberate confusion between fiction and historical facts.
24 Mar 22
How Russia Weaponised Gas Deliveries to Moldova
Experts deem political pressure to have paid off in energy negotiations.
11 Nov 21
Russia Remains Coy Over Karabakh
Armenia’s strategic ally is keeping quiet – but may be playing a longer game.
7 Oct 20
Opposition Over Russian-Armenian Air Defence
Fears that Moscow cannot be trusted as a guarantor of national security.
19 Jun 16
Central Asian Migrants Face Prejudice in Russia
Attitudes are often negative, fed by media rhetoric.
22 Mar 16
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