Friday, July 24, 2015

Russia’s Border Marking in Georgia Is Part of Broader Strategy

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By George Tsereteli Over the past two weeks the issue of Georgia’s so-called “border” with the Russian-occupied breakaway region of S...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Russia Bets on China: Picking the Wrong Horse in the Short Term and Long

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By Paul Goble Russians are waking up to the fact that Vladimir Putin’s much-ballyhooed “turn” to China is not bringing Russia the ben...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Estonians of Kabardino-Balkaria Maintain Close Ties With Tallinn

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By Paul Goble Given Vladimir Putin’s aggressive rhetoric about the Baltic countries, Moscow and Tallinn do not maintain warm relation...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Will Threat of Islamic State Push Georgia Closer to Russia?

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By Paul Goble As it has done in Central Asia, Moscow is urging Georgia and other countries in the South Caucasus to return to close...
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Lezgin Areas in Southern Dagestan Seem on a Path Toward Radicalization

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By Valery Dzutsev Until recently, the Lezgin-populated areas of Dagestan—the most violent republic of the North Caucasus—were relativ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

ECHR Rules on Claims by Armenian and Azerbaijani Refugees

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By Erik Davtyan On June 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) adopted two resolutions based on a pair of claims that were sep...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Alleged IS Recruiter Arrested in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge

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By George Tsereteli On June 14, the counter-terrorism unit of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted special operations ...