Kosovo Travel Breakthrough
Kosovars celebrate as United Nations travel documents replace hated Yugoslav passports
8 Feb 01
Turkey
NATO Refuses to Take Sides
A NATO trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan proves disappointing for both countries
29 Jan 01
Kosovo Crime Wave
International officials in Kosovo seem powerless to stop a dramatic increase in crime.
7 Jan 01
The Lost Land of Shapsugia
A new Russian law on "ethnic minorities" has given the Shapsug people fresh hope of reclaiming their historical homeland
8 Dec 00
Armenian Ghosts Haunt Istanbul
Relations between Turkey and Armenia take a turn for the worse as European leaders officially recognise the disputed genocide of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915
8 Dec 00
Black Sea Exotica
The last remnants of the Cherkess population on the Black Sea coast find themselves the unwilling stars of a cheap tourist pantomime
24 Nov 00
Tensions Grow in Stepanakert
For many of Nagorny Karabakh's erstwhile freedom-fighters, the fruits of victory are rapidly turning sour
24 Nov 00
Russian Defector May Prove a Disappointment
The sensational defection of a former FSB officer is unlikely to furnish Western intelligence services with anything more than speculation and hearsay
10 Nov 00
Big Brother Refuses to Take Sides
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan try to win Russia's support over the Nagorny Karabakh deadlock
27 Oct 00
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