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CAUCASUS BLOG: Mkhitaryan hoo-ha a reminder that few people usually give a damn about sportswashing
May 28, 2019
Absence of Armenian midfield star hangs over tonight’s Europa League final in Azerbaijan but the outrage will quickly fizzle out.
CAUCASUS BLOG: Baku and Yerevan offer more bread and circuses
April 2, 2018
Political developments in sworn enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan will mirror each other this April as their veteran leaders maintain their grip on power.
CAUCASUS BLOG: Georgia struggles to balance regional realpolitik with EU ambitions
June 7, 2017
Critics allege Tbilisi connived in kidnapping of dissident back to Azerbaijan to curry favour with oil-rich neighbour.
CAUCASUS BLOG: Priests and poison in Georgia
February 23, 2017
The Georgian Orthodox Church has grown ever more powerful since independence but has not always used its influence wisely.
CAUCASUS BLOG: Azerbaijan's 2017 state budget raises more questions than it answers
December 23, 2016
Budget shows the same misguided priorities and lack of transparency as previous years.