With the dissolution of the Soviet Union came rapid societal shifts. In Georgia, people called for the end of the Russification of their country and...

   Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Georgia was seen as moving towards democracy, but that is quickly being eroded.

   Georgia’s football team has surpassed expectations as political turmoil rumbles on at home.

   Georgia seems to be particularly prone to activism, distinguishing it from its neighbours in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

   The leader of Chechnya rules with brute force, impunity and near autonomy. Why doesn’t Vladimir Putin rein him in?

   Georgia is a strategic region for the European Union, but if the EU strictly enforces membership requirements, could Tbilisi edge closer to Moscow?

   Facing political turmoil, a weak and unpopular prime minister and indifferent allies in Moscow, Armenia faces an unpalatable choice.

   Climate change means more water is evaporating than is flowing in.

   Each side in the bloody Nagorno-Karabakh conflict accuses the other of war crimes. Such allegations attract foreign attention and possibly...

   As fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, neighbouring Iran has offered to mediate.

   Renewed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is rooted as much in the past as it is the present.

   How does reporting on the environment promote democracy? A US journalism professor describes conditions in the republic of Georgia, where the media...

   By sending troops from the North Caucasus to Syria, Russia is returning to its old habits.

   The Chechen government must be made to answer for its role in an appalling campaign of anti-gay persecution.

   From the Islamic State to North Caucasian rebels and far-right nationalists, Russia is facing overlapping extremist threats.

   After more than 20 years of tenuous ceasefire, Nagorno-Karabakh is once again the centre of a violent conflict. And its people haven’t exactly had...

   The Caucasus are more important and more connected today than in the 1990s, and a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan could create chaos for Europe.

   Russia and Iran have always treated each other well when it suits them, but in hard times, their relationship can get very rocky indeed.

   The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added yet another layer of complexity to the...

   The world has been brutally reminded of the unresolved conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in the South Caucasus which Armenia and Azerbaijan...

   The Sochi Olympics shines a spotlight on the forgotten history of the Caucasus, but one group of people has not made news headlines in the same way...