Azerbaijan: Shrugging off criticism over media arrests Baku forcing the West to make a clear choice. Mar 12, 2024
Russia waging effective information campaign in the Caucasus – report Casting the US and EU as agents of instability. Mar 6, 2024
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Macron stirring things up in the Caucasus Baku wants to freeze Paris out of the peace process. Mar 6, 2024
Georgia: Amid tension with the West, Tbilisi makes it easier for Georgians to head East Visa-free travel to China an outgrowth of budding ‘strategic partnership.’ Feb 29, 2024
Mixed messages after Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders meet in Munich It was Pashinyan and Aliyev's first formal meeting since Azerbaijan's seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh in September. Ani Avetisyan Feb 20, 2024
Kutaisi Airport: Georgian migrants' gateway to Europe It's the cheapest exit from Georgia by air and the main escape hatch for the citizens of an emptying nation. Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 15, 2024
Four Armenian soldiers killed in Azerbaijani attack Yerevan says Baku is seeking to escalate the situation on the border. Azerbaijan continues to demonize the EU monitors on the Armenian side. Feb 13, 2024
Southeast European countries to create new export route for Azerbaijani gas The new "vertical corridor" will offer Baku an alternative route for gas exports to Europe. David O'Byrne Feb 12, 2024
Azerbaijan makes initial missteps as it prepares to put on a “green-friendly” show Activists wary about Baku’s selection to host global climate summit. Brawley Benson Feb 9, 2024
Azerbaijan: Election over, Aliyev faces reputational challenge abroad Council of Europe leaders appear intent on holding Baku accountable for rights practices. Lamiya Adilgizi Feb 8, 2024
Memoir: Clinching the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline A former US Caspian energy envoy recalls the ups and downs of getting a key post-Soviet energy export route built. Steven Mann Jan 3, 2024
Azerbaijan says on target to double gas exports to Europe Questions remain over how Baku will find the extra gas, and whether it will need help from its neighbors. David O'Byrne Dec 18, 2023
Georgia's Twelve European Labors The nation just cinched its status as a candidate for EU membership. Now it's time for a European makeover. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 14, 2023
Armenia ponders risks and rewards as sanctions loom on Russian diamonds Whether the Armenian diamond-cutting industry is hurt or helped by the likely sanctions will depend on the EU's ability to trace the gems' origin to Russia. Arshaluis Mgdesyan Dec 8, 2023
Georgia's Hungarian dance Top Georgian MPs went to Budapest to sweet-talk Viktor Orbán ahead of the EU's expansion summit. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 7, 2023