Could cryptocurrency leave Abkhazia in the dark? The de facto authorities are trying to regulate currency mining so that it doesn’t break the territory’s rickety power system this winter. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 12, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Perspectives | Tourism sustains, and threatens, Georgia’s highland heritage Tales of an authentic society living at the edge of time fail to account for higher living standards in the Soviet heyday. A visual commentary by Stefan Applis Nov 2, 2018
Soyuz incident leaves mark on Kazakhstan’s environment Officials say 22 tons of kerosene and liquid oxygen were dumped on the Kazakh countryside. Almaz Kumenov Oct 18, 2018
Belarus: Eco-protestors target proposed shipping route through Ukraine and Poland The EU and multilateral lenders are studying the project. Tom Allan Sep 5, 2018
Will there be wine on Mars? Georgia prepares its grapes for an interplanetary mission Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 26, 2018
Perspectives | Russia’s grassroots environmentalists form civil society’s vanguard Ecological activism bridges cross sections of society that otherwise rarely interact. Barbara von Ow-Freytag Jun 13, 2018
Georgia stakes place on wild frontier of blockchain governance Georgia was the first country to register land titles using blockchain. Bradley Jardine May 16, 2018
Stink bugs invade Georgia; Russia blames the U.S. Could an insect war be hatching in the Caucasus? Giorgi Lomsadze May 11, 2018
Greek death metal band arrested in Georgia on suspicion of Satanism and terrorism The band ultimately was able to play its Tbilisi show and thanked "all our Georgian metal brothers for their overwhelming support!" Bradley Jardine Apr 18, 2018
Heavy metal fights to survive, and bridge communities, in the Caucasus The rock scene in the South Caucasus is shedding its political baggage. Bradley Jardine Apr 13, 2018
European Bank Gives Go-Ahead to Controversial Georgian Dam Residents fear the project will damage their farmland, and lead to deforestation and avalanches. Tom Allan Feb 5, 2018
Azerbaijan’s Model Soldier: Pinup, Writer and Fighter Beauty pageant winner Tehrana Bahruzi has now written a panegyric to her boss, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 22, 2018
Azerbaijan Keeps Aiming High with World Expo Bid They are competing for the 2025 event with France, Japan, and Russia. Bradley Jardine Jan 18, 2018