OPINION: ARMENIA: Same Streets, Same Demands, But Something's Different
On April 17, Serzh Sargsyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister in a parliament session under siege. Armored police officers stood...
Syuzanna Petrosyan and Maral Tavitian | CivilNet
Apr 18, 2018
How Syria Came to This
A story of ethnic and sectarian conflict, international connivance, and above all civilian suffering By Andrew Tabler Seven years of...
The Atlantic
Apr 15, 2018
Beatings, electric shock treatment and forced starvation for LGBT+ community in ‘secret' Chechny
April 4th, 2018 Severe beatings, electric shock treatment and forced starvation continue to be perpetrated against the LGBT+ community in...
Genocide Watch
Apr 12, 2018
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
