How national cuisines became yet another battlefield in the enmity between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Русский
What can the politics of ethnic Russians in Georgia tell us about the country’s attempt to build a truly civic national identity?
Corruption, violence and underdevelopment still plague Russia’s North Caucasus. By empowering women, the Russian authorities could build grounds for a more sustainable peace.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is no closer to resolution. But in Armenia, a few teachers are encouraging their students to think beyond “ancient hatreds”. Русский
Georgia has long been an oasis for dissidents from neighbouring Azerbaijan. But with Baku investing in its western neighbour at record levels, are they still safe?
Educated young people in Azerbaijan see few prospects for work at home – and even fewer if they’re critically-minded. Русский
Baku is going to great lengths to mobilise, or even create, an international Azerbaijani diaspora. To what end? Русский
News of mass arrests, detentions and murders of LGBT people in Chechnya has spread around the globe. The outrage prompts this Chechen journalist to reflect on his people’s place in the world.
After fleeing Chechnya, four gay men spoke to me about bribery, secret meetings and their plans to return home when the region’s brutal anti-LGBT campaign comes to an end. Русский
საქართველოს კონსტიტუციაში ლიბერტარიანული პრინციპების განმტკიცებით, მმართველ პარტიას სურს შეინარჩუნოს მცირე მთავრობა და კიდევ უფრო მცირე სივრცე თანასწორობის პოლიტიკისთვის. English
By reinforcing libertarian principles in Georgia’s constitution, the ruling party aims to keep government small — and the space for egalitarian politics even smaller. ქართული
The realities of political administration in Russia’s North Caucasus are leaving their mark on the education system. RU
