Comment: Getting Real on Kosovo
The territory has been moving towards independence since 1999, and it is time for the international community to say so.
The territory has been moving towards independence since 1999, and it is time for the international community to say so.
While the communists look likely to romp home in elections this Sunday, this formerly pro-Russian party is now campaigning on a pro-European ticket.
Skopje seems confident it can weather the storm, but some fear Athens may soon take things up a notch.
New eyewitnesses are helping to piece together a crime that still awaits justice.
Baku’s overtures towards an unrecognised territory cause controversy.
Long-running dispute on Caspian oil reserves creates tensions which may ultimately harm Ashgabat more than Baku.
Changes to university entrance exam system are driving talented students abroad, complain ethnic minorities.
Poverty and the ready availability of heroin have led many women to take up drug dealing.
For some, multiple marriage offers a simple solution to the gender imbalance caused by conflict. But others say introducing the practice is the last thing Chechens need.
One of Russia’s most ethnically mixed republics experiences new tensions.