Kosovo Crime Wave
International officials in Kosovo seem powerless to stop a dramatic increase in crime.
International officials in Kosovo seem powerless to stop a dramatic increase in crime.
Relations between Turkey and Armenia take a turn for the worse as European leaders officially recognise the disputed genocide of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915
A new Russian law on "ethnic minorities" has given the Shapsug people fresh hope of reclaiming their historical homeland
The last remnants of the Cherkess population on the Black Sea coast find themselves the unwilling stars of a cheap tourist pantomime
For many of Nagorny Karabakh's erstwhile freedom-fighters, the fruits of victory are rapidly turning sour
The blaze of publicity which surrounded the hijacking of a Russian aeroplane last week could well serve the interests of Islamic extremist groups
The sensational defection of a former FSB officer is unlikely to furnish Western intelligence services with anything more than speculation and hearsay
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan try to win Russia's support over the Nagorny Karabakh deadlock
The war in Chechnya has inspired new political sympathies between Russia and Israel - but President Putin is still wary of taking sides in the Middle East crisis