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
Turkey
Electoral Skullduggery Mars Georgian Poll
A shady political deal may have helped secure Eduard Shevardnadze's overwhelming presidential election victory
14 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
The Sandzak Dilemma
Sandzak's future looks grim whatever the outcome of the escalating conflict between Serbia and Montenegro. The outbound buses are booked solid.
17 Mar 00
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
Armenian Hackers Strike Back
Baku takes action to thwart Armenian cyber forces following a spate of hacker attacks on Azeri websites.
18 Feb 00
Ankara Eases Armenia Blockade
Economic hardship has prompted Turkey to open the border with Armenia for the first time since the war over Karabakh.
11 Feb 00
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