Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks Into Ukraine
(VICE) As the conflict in Ukraine continues, so too does Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denial of any Russian involvement. But a recent report from think tank the Atlantic Council used…
Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova
(VICE) Moldovans have been protesting against their government for months. They allege that their leaders are deeply corrupted after a billion-dollar banking scandal hit the country in 2015. The former…
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…
A Hybrid War | A Short Documentary about Ukraine
(THREAD AND ANCHOR FILMS) A HYBRID WAR is a 30-minute short documentary that attempts to explain the so-called hybridization, or “hybrid war,” of the Ukraine conflict since the Euromaidan protests…
The Russians Are Coming: NATO’s Frontier
(VICE) In the wake of events in Ukraine, NATO has turned its attention towards countries that border the Russian Federation — attempting to boost its quick-response capabilities in Europe. In…
Transnistria: A Land in Limbo
(CNN) CNN’s Karl Penhaul gets a rare look inside Transnistria, a self-declared country sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine.
Russian Roulette
(VICE) Russia has invaded the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine and taken over its civilian and military infrastructure. Not a shot has been fired so far, but Russia is using its…
Transnistria – Europe’s Hotbed of Smuggling
(DEUTSCHE WELLE) The beginning of this year saw a change of administration in Transnistria. It’s trying to gradually open up to the international community. After 20 years of isolation, 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.
Rearming the Caucasus (Nagorno-Karabakh)
(AL JAZEERA) People & Power – Rearming the Caucasus – Explosive rhetoric raises prospects of a new era of conflict in the region. Last year’s war between Russia and Georgia…
Estonia: Renewed Fears Over Russia
(DEUTSCHE WELLE) The war over the border between Russia and Georgia has revived bad memories in the Baltic States. 18 years ago, Moscow tried to prevent the independence of Latvia,…