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Dagestan, in southern Russia, has a history of violence. Why does it keeps happening?

Over the years, Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence

The Independent UK

Georgian NGOs Vow To Defy 'Foreign Influence' Law

Around 200 Georgian NGOs on Wednesday vowed to defy a "foreign influence" law that has caused deep divisions in the Caucasus country, triggering mass protests and international condemnation.

International Business Times

In Georgia, Russian émigrés see familiar Kremlin tactics

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an estimated 100,000 Russians found refuge in the neighbouring Caucasus republic of Georgia. Many continue to work in the IT services sector for Russian firms. Others have opened their own businesses. Most express their solidarity with the thousands of Georgians demonstrating…

France 24

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Western Allies Denounce Georgia 'Foreign Influence' Law

Georgia faced a blizzard of international condemnation Wednesday as the EU, NATO and UN slammed the adoption of a controversial "foreign influence" law targeting overseas-funded NGOs. Ruling party lawmakers voted through the legislation Tuesday in defiance of protesters worried the Caucasus country is shifting away from its pro-Western course towards…

International Business Times

Georgians protest in last-ditch effort to block controversial ‘Russian law’

Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial "foreign influence" law that critics say was inspired by repressive Russian legislation.

France 24

Russia Quietly Exits Karabakh, Ceding Its Clout 'For Good'

When Russian troops deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh four years ago, their task was clear: keep the peace between bitter foes Armenia and Azerbaijan and prevent another war in the volatile region.

International Business Times

France walks tightrope in Caucasus as Stoltenberg visits NATO partners

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is touring three Nato partner countries in the Caucasus, two of them divided by warfare - with two NATO member states backing each of the belligerents.

Radio France Internationale

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Armenia, Azerbaijan Make New Push For Peace In Berlin

Germany on Wednesday hailed the "courageous steps" taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan as the Caucasus neighbours began peace talks in Berlin, in a new push to resolve a decades-long conflict.

International Business Times

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree To Take Steps Towards Normalization

The Caucasus neighbors have long fought over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan reclaimed after a lightning offensive against Armenian separatists in September.

Latin Times

Azerbaijan accuses France of stoking 'new wars' in Caucasus

President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday accused France of inciting conflicts in the Caucasus by arming Azerbaijan's longtime rival Armenia, with which it has fought two wars.

Radio France Internationale

In wave of anti-Semitism, Russian mob storms plane 'looking for Israelis'

Several anti-semitic incidents were recorded in the Caucasus, a Russian region made up of three majority-Muslim republics, on October 28 and 29. In one of these incidents, a mob stormed an airport to search for "Israelis" and "Jews" on a flight from Tel Aviv. Our team spoke to a researcher…

France 24

Turkey, Iran put rivalries aside as Gaza conflict provides common ground

Iran's Foreign Minister visited the Turkish capital this week amid growing regional rivalry as Ankara seeks to expand its influence from the Caucasus to Central Asia. But the conflict in the Middle East is, for now, providing some common ground.

Radio France Internationale

'Pogrom' in Dagestan: the worrying signs of resurging antisemitism in Russia

Dagestan – the “land of the mountains” – is a multi-ethnic Russian republic situated in the north Caucasus of eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. A place of stunning landscapes, it is a deeply troubled region.

The Conversation

France steps up plans to deal with Islamic radicalisation from the Caucasus

France will begin cracking down on foreigners flagged for radicalisation following the stabbing death of a teacher by a young man from the Russian republic of Ingushetia, who was already under surveillance.

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Can Turkey tip the balance of power in the Caucasus conflict?

This week's collapse in European Union peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia underlines the growing importance of Turkey in the region, as Azerbaijan blames its refusal to attend the "talks" on the exclusion of its close Turkish ally.

The Conversation

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan's energy wealth gives it de facto impunity for ethnic cleansing

A United Nations mission finally arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on October 1 to find its towns and villages almost completely deserted. Two weeks after Azerbaijan launched an all-out military assault on the disputed territory in the south Caucasus, the Armenian government has said there are now almost no ethnic Armenians left…

France 24

New EBRD report shows contrasting fates of former Eastern bloc economies

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), founded to help build up market economies in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, has issued a new growth forecast for the region. It predicts that Ukraine will see its GDP increase by 3 percent in 2024. Speaking to…

The Hindu

War in Caucasus: On Azerbaijan’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh

For Azerbaijan, this can be an opportunity to integrate Nagorno-Karabakh, but it needs to ensure equal rights for the Armenian population

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: How Azerbaijan forced Armenia to back down

The Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday agreed to lay down their weapons following Azerbaijan's lightning offensive in the Armenian-majority enclave. Between Moscow's weakening position in the Caucasus and the West's dependence on hydrocarbons, Azerbaijan has taken advantage of a favourable international context to complete a decades-long mission to…

France 24

🔴 Live: Deadly air strikes target cities in western Ukraine

Overnight air strikes killed at least three people in western Ukraine's Volyn region, the regional governor said early on Tuesday, as more strikes were reported in the neighbouring Lviv region. The attacks came a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was pictured visiting troops in the eastern frontline region of…

The Guardian - UK

High Caucasus by Tom Parfitt review – one man and a mountain range

This record of an extraordinary 1,000-mile trek across the mountainous southern Russian republics of the Caucasus uncovers a brutal history that resonates today

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan rebukes France for 'failure and inaction' over Armenia

Azerbaijan on Thursday rebuked Paris for failing to use its influence to help calm tensions in the South Caucasus as France's Foreign Minister visited the region.

The Conversation

Why the growing number of foreign agent laws around the world is bad for democracy

After several days of mass protests and clashes between protesters and police in early March, the ruling party of Georgia, a former Soviet state located in the Caucasus, succumbed to pressure and abandoned its proposed laws on foreign agents.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Armenia Raises Peacekeeper 'Problems' with Putin, Fears Escalation

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday he had complained to President Vladimir Putin about "problems" with Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, warning of an escalation in the restive Caucasus region. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars for control of the Armenian-majority region and the latest conflict in 2020 ended…

Bangkok Post

New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave

FLORENCE (ITALY) - Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on Tuesday.

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