Thomas de Waal
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Abkhazia And Russia: Uneasy Friends
How deep does enthusiasm in the breakaway republic of Abkhazia for Russia run?
19 Dec 02
Berezovsky Blames Putin For Chechen War
Ex-Moscow political mastermind suggests to IWPR that Russian president precipitated the Chechen conflict and is now seeking to escalate it.
31 Oct 02
Putin Trapped By His Own Principles
President Putin is as much of a hostage as the 500 theatre-goers in Moscow. He has few options left to end the stand-off in the capital or the wider war that he started in Chechnya.
28 Oct 02
Georgia and Russia Step Back from Brink
The crisis between Moscow and Tbilisi over the Pankisi Gorge may be receding, but a dangerous month lies ahead.
10 Oct 02
Ingush Leader's Refugee Pledge
Ingushetia's new president insists Chechen refugees will not be forced to go home against their will.
4 Oct 02
Maskhadov Seeks Negotiations
In an interview with IWPR, the rebel Chechen president hints at possibility of a long-term compromise over the republic’s future status if Moscow ends its military campaign.
13 Jun 02
Shusha Armenians Recall Their Bittersweet Victory
Armenians in the oldest town in Nagorny Karabakh remember how a decade ago their forces captured it from the Azerbaijanis - and then burned it.
10 May 02
Death of a Warlord
A brief encounter with Khattab, an Islamist warlord, now reported dead in Chechnya
2 May 02
Karabakh: One last push?
Time is running out for a breakthrough in protracted negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh.
25 Apr 02
Abkhazia: Cultural Tragedy Revisited
An archivist reflects on the destruction a decade ago of a priceless record of Abkhazia's cosmopolitan past.
28 Mar 02
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