Russia Defuses Abkhaz Tensions
Moscow's pledge to withdraw its forces from Abkhazia by the end of the year lessens the likelihood of a new war in the region.
22 Oct 01
Middle East
Georgia: Unwanted Meskhetians
Deported from southern Georgia by Stalin, Meskhetian Turks are finding it hard to return to their homeland.
20 Oct 01
Georgian Sex Slaves
Hundreds of women tricked into years of working as unpaid prostitutes return home to be treated as outcasts, even criminals.
12 Oct 01
Bin Laden's Azeri Connections
Osama bin Laden's links with Azerbaijan stretch back to the mid-nineties
5 Oct 01
Albania Denies Terrorist Links
Tirana claims it has done its utmost to root out individuals suspected of having links with extremist organisations.
26 Sep 01
Azeri Army Death-wish
No-one in Azerbaijan is prepared to take responsibility for the increasingly parlous state of the armed forces
25 Sep 01
Azerbaijan Flexes Muscles Over Karabakh
A militaristic rally in Baku - with a symbolic Turkish presence - fails to disguise the weakness of President Aliev's "military option" in Nagorno-Karabakh.
7 Sep 01
Bosnian Smuggling Ring Smashed
The UN exposes major people-smuggling ring implicating a leading Bosnian airline.
7 Sep 01
Tehran Guns for Caspian Oil
Regional tensions run deep in the Caspian, where gun boats, sharp tongues and bellicose threats are making serious waves.
24 Aug 01
Bucharest's NATO Hopes Falter
Romanian plans to join NATO are threatened by the government's inability to come up with the funds to reform its armed forces.
10 Aug 01
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