Abkhazian leader resigns, new elections called The surprise resignation followed four days of protests and the intervention of two senior Russian officials. Joshua Kucera Jan 13, 2020
Georgia cancels contract for Black Sea megaport The prospects for completing the massive deep-sea Anaklia port project, potentially a key node of China-Europe trade, are now uncertain. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 9, 2020
Rubles in the Near Abroad: Tashkent tease, Yerevan squeeze Flirting with Uzbekistan, reconciling with Armenia and guarding Turkmenistan: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing. Maximilian Hess Jan 6, 2020
Caucasus braces for conflict in neighboring Iran Armenia and Azerbaijan have taken relatively pro-Tehran lines in the new crisis, while Georgia is sticking close by Washington. Joshua Kucera Jan 6, 2020