Turkey

Circassian Family Values

The pagan customs of ancient Circassian tribes survive the depredations of the Soviet era

17 May 00

A Wing and a Prayer

Privatisation seems to offer the only chance of salvation for Armenia's national airline whose wings have been clipped by $12 million of debt

17 May 00

Gantamirov Demands Revenge

Political loose cannon Bislan Gantimirov hits out at recent peace initiatives in Chechnya, calling for the total annihilation of the rebel forces.

5 May 00

Ajaria: A Fool's Paradise?

Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze is fond of boasting that he has created a virtual "paradise" on the shores of the Black Sea. But not of all his subjects would agree with him.

28 Apr 00

Georgia's Last Resort

The Georgian government is currently considering reforms aimed at breathing new life into the republic's ailing tourist trade

31 Mar 00

Energy Mafia Faces the Music

A parliamentary inquiry in Armenia investigates the alleged theft by state officials of vast quantities of fuel in the early nineties.

31 Mar 00

Georgian Wine Industry Corked

Georgia's once flourishing wine industry is in perilous decline, as the loss of regional markets, under-investment and rampant bootlegging take their toll

24 Mar 00

Putin's Caucasian Ambitions

In the event of his election victory, how will Vladimir Putin go about reasserting Russia's political and military influence over the South Caucasus?

24 Mar 00
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