Conflict

The Taleban in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan. © Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Central Asia Braces for Impact of Taleban Takeover

Analysts fear that the new Kabul regime will inspire extremist organisations across the region.

31 Aug 21

41 migrants from Iraq had to make a camp right on the border between Belarus and Latvia, while none of the border guards allowed them to enter neither Belarus, nor Latvia. © Rawa Yasen

Belarus: Migrants Stuck in Limbo

Cold, hungry, and trapped, Afghans and Iraqis are amongst those caught between countries.

27 Aug 21

Luda Salia, who runs a care home in Khurvaleti, points out the occupation line and Russian military structures from her yard. © Anastasia Mgaloblishvili

Georgia: Taking a Stand Against Creeping Occupation

Ordinary citizens turn to small acts of protest to show their defiance.

5 Aug 21

A group of refugees from Afghanistan on Tajikistan border. © Tajikistan's Government Committee for National Security (GKNB)

Could Taleban Gains in Northern Afghanistan Threaten Tajikistan?

Insecurity increases as insurgents appear energised by imminent US withdrawal.

30 Jun 21

Men from the village of Verin Shen in Syunik, not far from where Azerbaijani soldiers are alleged to have crossed the border. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Border Tensions Signal Fresh Danger for Armenia and Azerbaijan

Moscow has offered to act as intermediary in delimitation efforts.

1 Jun 21

A protest in Berlin demanding the release of Ukrainian POW's. © Maryna Shiefer's Archives

Ukrainian Prisoner-of-War Exchange Deadlocked

Experts warn of "ugly and dirty political game" over detainees.

11 May 21

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian positions on in the Kherson region, 27 April 2021. © The Presidential Office of Ukraine

Ukrainian Border Towns Calm in Face of Russian Buildup

Locals report hearing heavy weapons fire but feel in no immediate danger.

30 Apr 21

Figures of Kuomintang soldiers are seen in the foreground, with the Chinese city of Xiamen in the background, on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. © An Rong Xu/Getty Images

China: Threats Loom in the Pacific

Beijing believes an epochal struggle for mastery is already underway.

29 Apr 21

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian positions on the front line, 8 April 2021. © The Presidential Office of Ukraine

Ukraine Watches in Fear as Russian Mobilisation Continues

Moscow’s threat of invasion may aim to win concessions, but the momentum for violence continues to build.

15 Apr 21

Gayane Papoyan, a sixth-year medical student, volunteered at a hospital on the frontlines in Karabakh. © Courtesy of G. Papoyan

Armenia: From Students to Frontline Medics

“The desire to help others was stronger than caring about my own life.”

8 Mar 21

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