Yuri Simonyan
24.04.2015
Pankisi Supplies Conscripts to IS
Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge is once in the public eye. Another two young local Kistians – aged 16 and 18 –…
29.11.2014
Russia and Abkhazia Open New Page in their Relations
In Sochi, on 24 November the presidents of the Russian Federation and Abkhazia Vladimir Putin and Raul Khajimba signed a…
17.11.2014
Georgian Muslims Talk About Rights Violations
Another ethnic clash took place in the Kakheti region in Georgia. The cause of the conflict is quite common, but…
22.09.2014
The Abkhazia Ordeal as Seen from Tbilisi
The inauguration of Abkhazia's new president, Raul Khajimba, will take place on 25 Sept. As the republic's fourth president, he…
18.09.2014
Iraq’s Yazidis Choose Georgia
The war in Iraq has resonated in the South Caucasus, as shown by the arrival of the first refugees from…
10.09.2014
Saakashvili Caught Up in Game of Interpol Chase
Earlier this week, Georgia's Facebook page exploded with reports of the arrest of former President Mikheil Saakashvili on a Greek…
05.09.2014
Yerevan and Tehran are preparing for a breakthrough
Iran and Armenia will soon start negotiations on a free trade area (FTA). The initiative was suggested by Tehran when its official…
26.08.2014
Raul Khadjimba – the Next Abkhazian President
On Monday, August 25 the Central Electoral Commission of Abkhazia announced the results of the pre-term presidential election held on…
21.08.2014
South Caucasus – from tiltyards to cooperation platforms
The South Caucasus is a region of intertwining transport hubs and energy centres, it is a clashing arena of geopolitical…
19.08.2014
Abkhazia’s choice
Elections for the fourth President of the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia will be held on August 24th. Four candidates…
05.08.2014
Nagorno-Karabakh confronting a new war
The situation concerning the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) has escalated to the point where today, in rare unison, Washington,…
30.07.2014
Delicate Balance of the South Caucasus
South Caucasus has long had a reputation as one of the hottest and most volatile regions. The Nagorno-Karabakh war, the…