Gay Chechens flee threats, beatings and exorcism
Family pressure has fueled a sense of persecution felt by gay people in Chechnya, a mainly Muslim region in southern Russia. Dozens have...
BBC News
Apr 6, 2018
ISIS Returnees Bring Both Hope and Fear to Chechnya
The victories over ISIS in Mosul and Raqqa pose a dilemma for states whose citizens travelled to join the Islamic State’s (ISIS) ranks...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 26, 2018
To Reunite Ukraine, Kyiv Must Overcome Its Own Prejudices
By Katharine Quinn-Judge It is common for Ukrainian officials and their international backers to say that Russia’s 2014 invasion, which...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 20, 2018
End the Weaponisation of Water in Central Asia
On 15-16 March there is a landmark opportunity to promote peace and prosperity in Central Asia when the presidents of Kazakhstan,...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 15, 2018
Rivals for Authority in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan
What’s new? The Tajik government’s control of its eastern territory, Gorno-Badakhshan, is tenuous at best. Irregulars loyal to local...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 14, 2018
Russia Should Go Beyond Humanitarian Corridors in Syria
Syria’s civilians have suffered tremendously through the country’s seven years of conflict. Now, as the Syrian government and its allies...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 8, 2018
Peacekeeping in Ukraine’s Donbas: Opportunities and Risks
By Magdalena Grono and Jonathan Brunson The war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will soon enter its fifth year. In September 2017,...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 6, 2018
Russia vetoes resolution blaming Iran for arming Yemen's Houthis
Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution based on a UN report condemning Iran for violating an arms embargo by...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2018
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain...
Reporting by Tom Perry in Beirut and Stephanie
Feb 26, 2018
Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution
Russia has said there is no agreement on a UN Security Council resolution to bring in a 30-day truce in Syria. Russia's UN ambassador,...
BBC News
Feb 22, 2018
Russia resists Western bid to condemn Iran at U.N. over Yemen Arms
By Michelle Nichols The United Nations Security Council should not condemn Iran in a resolution to renew sanctions on Yemen, Russia’s...
Reuters
Feb 22, 2018
Don't Speak, Memory: How Russia Represses Its Past
Every spring, buses covered in portraits of Joseph Stalin appear on the streets of Russian cities. His face replaces ads for cell phones,...
Foreign Affairs
Feb 14, 2018
