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A dispute ostensibly over gold mining and military hardware saw cars held up on the Lachin Corridor for several hours as Russian peacekeepers held talks with both sides

Emboldened by Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine, Baku is trying to reduce Moscow’s role in the peace process.

Nearly 10,000 Russian businesses have been registered in Georgia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Many of them are in places you wouldn’t expect.

Yerevan cut relations 10 years ago following Hungary’s extradition of an Azerbaijani soldier who murdered an Armenian counterpart. But the post-war reality has pushed Yerevan to reconsider.

An influx of Russians has pushed up the value of the dram, undercutting Armenia’s exporters and the celebrated IT industry.

The country is already home to a substantial cult of personality to the former president. Now it’s going to get bigger.

An uptick in violence and rising political tensions are calling attention to the fate of the sole road in and out of the breakaway territory.

Azerbaijani military advances have created facts on the ground, as the two countries work on an agreement demarcating their shared border.

The Russian president and several other post-Soviet counterparts are in Yerevan for a CSTO summit, at a time when many Armenians think the organization hasn’t been doing its job.

A highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas. But is Azerbaijan now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its obligations to Europe?

Economists say the arrival of close to 100,000 Russians has spurred economic growth, but polls show things are not getting better for most Georgians.

The seashore at Buzovna, once one of Azerbaijan’s iconic landscapes, had been closed to regular people as beachfront property owners fenced it off. Now locals have managed to get some beach back.

With Karabakh’s fate in the balance, Ruben Vardanyan takes office while suggesting a new framework for coexistence: living “next to” Azerbaijanis, but not together.

Georgian women earn a third less than men.

The organization has been facing accusations of political bias in its investigations (or lack thereof) into cultural heritage in Karabakh.

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.

While few support concessions on Karabakh, efforts to mobilize against the government on the issue have so far been dominated by the discredited political opposition.

Questioning the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, once a taboo topic, is increasingly entering official discourse both in Baku and Tehran.

The EU demanded that Georgia “deoligarchize” as a condition of gaining formal candidate status. Parliament now is debating a law on how to get that done.

New energy projects linking the Caucasus with the EU are gaining momentum thanks to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Armenia gets the bulk of its natural gas from Russia. But ties with Moscow are fraying and Yerevan will soon have more alternatives.

A new generation of ethnic Azerbaijani activists are trying to help people in their home villages improve their Georgian-language skills.

The arrests come as tension between Baku and Tehran has been reaching a peak.

Tens of thousands gathered the day before the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia were meeting to work on a peace agreement that many Armenians oppose.

Money transfers to Georgia have hit a record this year. Though they are lifeline for many Georgian families, the economy is developing an unhealthy dependence.