Caucasus
Rivals including Russia have been seriously irritated by the sudden US stake in a geopolitically significant South Caucasus infrastructure project.
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August 13, 2025
Trump’s Road TRIPP Delivers a Deal
Rivals including Russia have been seriously irritated by the sudden US stake in a geopolitically significant South Caucasus infrastructure project.
August 7, 2025
Hope Endures for Georgia’s Democratic Opposition
The regime has cracked down hard, but the pro-democracy movement continues to evolve, and the population remains strongly pro-democracy.
July 8, 2025
The Archbishops’ ‘Coup’ — Armenia Hints at Russian Plot
In a bid to challenge Armenia’s national church, the government sees a chance to restore its popularity.
July 8, 2025
Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
Russian power is no longer what it was in the South Caucasus, as smaller countries are demonstrating.
July 1, 2025
The West’s Golden Opportunity to Split Russia’s ‘Deathbed Alliance’
Coordinated Western efforts to persuade Eurasian nations to reduce ties to Russia would diminish Moscow's influence and vex the Kremlin.
June 30, 2025
Despotism Beckons as Georgia Jails Opponents
With the opposition increasingly hampered by a crackdown and its leaders jailed, Georgia is becoming a one-party state.
June 5, 2025
Russia Advances (and Retreats) in the South Caucasus
The Kremlin has reason to hope it can restore its waning influence in the South Caucasus. But as ever in this region, it is one step forward and one step back.
April 30, 2025
Repression Pushes Georgia Further From Europe
Suppression of democracy in Georgia is gathering pace as ever-more authoritarian laws come into force, jeopardizing its people’s dream of a European future.
March 28, 2025
Georgia Approaches the Final Act
What seemed mere pre-election rhetoric has now evolved into a full-blown political witch-hunt.