Azerbaijan’s Lost Transparency
By THOMAS DE WAAL (Senior Fellow Carnegie Europe) Carnegie Europe Azerbaijan’s suspension from a coalition of energy-extracting countries will harm Baku’s international brand and image [more >>>]
Month: March 2017
Erdogan condemns Armenian ‘occupation,’ but says Northern Cyprus ‘unfairly isolated
By UZAY BULUT* The Jerusalem Post The northern part of the Republic of Cyprus has been under the occupation of Turkish military since 1974. “The [more >>>]
Abkhazian Elections Offer Several Surprises
By OLIVER URS LENZ EurasiaNet Former Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab has made a successful comeback in politics after winning a seat in Abkhazia’s 35-member parliament, [more >>>]
Putin approves army deal with Georgia’s South Ossetia
Al Jazeera Russian president seeks to incorporate some military units of the breakaway region into the Russian army. Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the [more >>>]
Abkhazia Tightens De Facto Border With Georgia
By OLIVER URS LENZ EurasiaNet Abkhazia has closed all but two of its de facto border crossings with Georgia, triggering protests from Tbilisi, Washington, Brussels, [more >>>]
Watchdog suspends Azerbaijan, EU gas pipeline loans threatened
By KARL MATHIESEN Climate Home Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency A [more >>>]
Why Azerbaijan’s Dynasty-Building Is a Bad Sign for Europe
By REBEKA FOLLEY, Research Analyst Freedom House The regime in Baku is corrupt, authoritarian, and in the middle of an economic crisis. It is also [more >>>]
Georgians Wary of Turkey’s Rising Influence in Batumi
By JOSHUA KUCERA* EurasiaNet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech last October in Rize, less than 100 miles from the Georgian border, to [more >>>]