Nagorno-Karabakh: Europe’s Post-Soviet “Frozen War”
(NOW-THIS WORLD) There’s post-Soviet conflict in Europe that has still yet to be resolved. Here’s a look at the history behind why Azerbaijan and Armenia both claim ownership over the…
Armenia: Life in a Suitcase
(AL JAZEERA) As the Armenian economy continues to struggle, as do its people. Over a third of the country’s population lives under the poverty line and the price of common…
The Russians Are Coming: Georgia’s Creeping Occupation
(VICE) In July 2015, Russia-backed forces moved the boundary fence between Russian-occupied South Ossetia and Georgia — placing more Georgian territory under Russian control. Georgians refer to this as the…
On the Road of Armenia
(CNN) CNN has taken a glimpse into the life of modern-day Armenia as part of its latest On the Road series broadcast over the weekend. A documentary presented on CNN…
Eurovision’s Dirty Secret (Azerbaijan)
(BBC PANORAMA) Panorama goes undercover inside Azerbaijan, the host country of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, to discover the extraordinary truth about this secretive country and its approach to the…
Nagorno Karabakh – Winds of Change (in Russian)
(EURONEWS) Video about Nagorno-Karabakh. In Russian.
Crisis in the Caucasus
(BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING) Expanded reporting on US/Georgia relationship, Russia/Georgia war and disputed territory of Abkhazia.
The Listening Post: Spotlight on Azerbaijan
(AL JAZEERA) In this week’s The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert puts Azerbaijan under the spotlight. Freedom of the press in the former Soviet republic has not moved on since pre-perestroika…
Oil Wealth “Kept From Azerbaijan’s Poor”
(AL JAZEERA) Azerbaijan has potentially lucrative oil reserves, but opposition politicians say widespread corruption has left revenues from the country’s natural resources in the hands of a small number of…
Europeans: a Journey to South Ossetia
(EURONEWS) Self-proclaimed South Ossetia is insisting on its independence from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, in the Caucasus region. Brussels, Washington, Moscow and Tbilisi are on a diplomatic storm-watch…
Securing Energy (Azerbaijan)
(EU COMMISSION) On 7 November 2006 a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation was signed between Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. The agreement is…
How to Plan a Revolution? (Democracy in Azerbaijan)
(BBC) Documentary about the efforts of two young political activists, Murad and Emin, to stage a peaceful revolution in Azerbaijan, a country with a dismal human rights record.