Caucasus
War: Russia shows who is boss after bombs on Georgia
On 12 August, the Russian president announced an 'end to military operations' against Georgia, which the latter claimed continued. The Kremlin's intervention shows who wears the geopolitical trousers in the Caucasus region, which comprises breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia
caucasus, european elections 2009, georgia, russia, eudebate2009, the eu in the world, power
Georgia: stepping on 'dictators'
Images from the Georgian capital as its people prepare to vote in a snap presidential election, to be held 5 January
caucasus, vote, elections, georgia, tbilisi, mikheil saakashvili, michail saakaschwili
German Russians: home in Berlin
The story of a community's unconventional journey: 'German Russians' return to Berlin and struggle to live in harmony in their adopted country
caucasus, languages, berlin, freedom of movement, western eu, germany, russian federation
Georgian women, invisible citizens
Women’s rights are neglected in the Caucasus, as illustrated in Tblisi, Georgia's capital
caucasus, labour, men and women, human rights, violence, tiflis, family
Hrant Dink: Turkey remembers
The murder of Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist of Armenian descent and advocate of EU membership, has stirred emotions in Turkey
caucasus, democratisation, europe, turkey, hrant dink, armenia, istanbul
Chechens in Paris: bureaucratic odyssey
Far from the conflict-torn Caucasus, we meet the Chechnya Committee in Paris, who won’t allow a forgotten war to be erased from the European memory
caucasus, paris, france, nationalism, politics, discrimination, war
Imran Ahhayev: ‘So long as there are fires in the mountains, Chechens will be around’
The deadline for Chechen guerrilla surrender is January 15 2007. Imran Ahhayev, official envoy of Ichkeria to Estonia, says his people will fight to the death
caucasus, terrorism, nationalism, politics, post-soviet states, war, society
Opium, the green gold of Afghanistan
Despite the efforts of the United Nations and the government, the production of opium continues to grow, inundating Europe with tonnes of heroin.
caucasus, addiction, schengen, united nations, belgium, netherlands, union of soviet socialist republic
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