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As both Georgia and Russia head toward elections in 2012, their politicians face a dangerous temptation to use the smoldering conflict between the two nations for domestic political purposes.
Armenia faces major challenges surrounding democratic development, rule of law, media freedom, corruption, and other human rights issues. What is the impact of international relationships and the Nagorny Karabakh conflict on Armenian politics and society?
The statement on Nagorny Karabakh by Presidents Medvedev, Obama, and Sarkozy at the G8 summit in Deauville, France is the most serious international declaration on the conflict in many years.
Russian experience in fighting terrorism shows that the elimination of charismatic leaders like Osama bin Laden does not necessarily end the deadly threat posed by the terrorist groups they led.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a time of momentous social and political change, including in Russia, but Russia’s development followed a different path than that of many Eastern European countries.
As the Georgian parliament contemplates passing a resolution declaring the 1864 Russian deportations of the Circassians to be genocide, it risks setting a precedent for the Abkhaz, an ethnic group also deported by the Russian Empire in 1867.
The death of Osama bin Laden strikes several blows against global terrorism and provides President Obama the opportunity to relaunch his dialogue with the Muslim world.
Ambassador de Brichambaut, secretary general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), discussed the organization's activities and challenges over the last six years and reflected on current challenges facing the OSCE and the broader Euro-Atlantic community.
The August 2008 war resulted in Russia’s recognition of the sovereignty of both Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the deterioration of both regions’ relationship with Tbilisi. Now, reconciliation with the divided communities is one of the main priorities for the Georgian government.
In order for the EU to succeed in promoting political and economic reform in several eastern European countries, it must find a way to offer significant incentives to the political elites of those nations even as it withholds the possibility of EU membership.