RFE/RL Caucasus Report
11/26/2010 5:33:42 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
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Dozens Quit Armenian Party's Youth Wing
Twenty-six members of the youth wing of one of Armenia's key opposition parties, including its leader, have resigned en masse. More 
Armenian Oppositionist Freed
A well-known Armenian opposition figure has been set free after spending more than 30 months in prison on controversial charges stemming from the 2008 postelection unrest. More 
Interview: Georgia 'On Its Way' To NATO, EU, Top Official Says
Georgia is pushing ahead with reforms aimed at joining the European Union and NATO -- and ready to talk to Russia. That's the message from Giorgi Baramidze, Georgia's deputy prime minister and state minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration. More 
Minister's Son Brings Suit Over Shashlik
The son of Azerbaijan's transportation minister is suing two opposition newspapers over allegations that he paid a restaurant $1.2 million to make him a Shish kebab from a bear on display at the eatery. More 
Kremlin Replaces Kabardino-Balkaria Interior Minister
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired Kabardino-Balkaria Interior Minister Lieutenant General Yury Tomchak, replacing him with Sergei Vasilyev, a career Russian police officer from Kemerovo with no previous experience of the North Caucasus. More 
What Happens In Lisbon Stays In Lisbon
NATO delegates attending the alliance's annual summit last weekend in Lisbon have left a bit of a scandal in their wake. More 
Saakashvili, At EU Parliament, Calls For Dialogue With Kremlin
Seven years to the day after the Rose Revolution, the bloodless uprising which brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power in Georgia, the Georgian president delivered an impassioned speech in front of the European parliament in Strasbourg, in which he offered the Russian leadership a "deep and comprehensive dialogue." More 
Georgia Names New Ambassador To U.S.
Georgia has announced a high-profile personnel reshuffle that will impact crucial aspects of domestic and foreign policy, including relations with Washington and ongoing efforts to bring the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia back under the control of the central government. More 
NATO Prepared For 'Global Threats and Challenges'
Following the Lisbon summit, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder spoke with RFE/RL about NATO's new mission statement and the beginning and meaning behind of its new relationship with Russia. More 
Caspian Summit Fails To Clarify Status, Resource Issues
Third attempt in eight years fails to advance vital questions as Caspian summit has ends in Baku apparently without major breakthroughs. More 
Freed Azerbaijani Blogger Says Year Without Internet Was 'Torture'
Azerbaijani opposition blogger Emin Milli has been released early from prison, one day after fellow blogger Adnan Hajizada walked free. The jailing of the two men, widely attributed to their video clip mocking the government, had drawn international condemnation as a gross violation of free speech. More 
Georgia Walks A Line Between Washington And Tehran
It's unlikely that the warming of Georgia's relations with Iran will lead to a cooling of relations with the United States or Europe. The real danger is that politicians who are already bothered by Georgia's policies and problems or who understand them poorly will be handed another bone to chew. More |
