Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot?
Despite close historical and political ties with Armenia, Moscow is wary of backing its old ally over the Nagorny Karabakh debate
6 Oct 00
South Ossetia
The Land of Lost Content
COMMENT: An analysis of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict which continues to blight any attempts to bring the region out of the Soviet wilderness
29 Sep 00
Russian Propaganda Wears Thin
Why peoples across the Caucasus have been slow in voicing their support for their embattled ethnic kin in Chechnya
29 Sep 00
Polish 'Miracle Worker' Faces Uphill Task
Georgia's opposition is sceptical that President Shevardnadze's new economic advisor -- former Polish premier Leshek Baltserovich -- can reverse the downward spiral
22 Sep 00
Racist Violence Plagues Russian Army
Vicious racist attacks have become an occupational hazard for army conscripts from the North Caucasus - who were once the most respected soldiers in the Russian forces
15 Sep 00
Exasperated Moscow Backs Kadyrov
The warring heads of Chechnya's puppet administration have tried the Kremlin's patience to breaking point
15 Sep 00
Violence Flares in Armenian Enclave
Political analysts across the South Caucasus are warning of a "second Nagorny Karabakh" in southern Georgia
8 Sep 00
The Forgotten Refugees
Why the victims of North Ossetia's four-day war remain trapped in purgatory
1 Sep 00
Ossetians Defy Tbilisi
Recent talks in Vienna have failed to break the deadlock between Georgia and the mutinous ethnic enclave of South Ossetia.
18 Aug 00
Karachai President Sparks Fresh Outrage
Renewed unrest in Karachaevo-Cherkessia could spill over into neighbouring republics
18 Aug 00
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