Caucasus

Tensions are growing on the southern border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Renée Rippberger takes a closer look at the unfolding events.

Who will win this year's Eurovision Song Contest?

Elodie Phillips digs through the archives of past Eurovision winners in an entertaining review of this bizarre and beautiful non-political political competition.

After the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh life in the capital of the region, Stepanakert is slowly getting back to normal. By Alex Figurski.

24 April 2021 will mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. To this day, Turkey vehemently denies any responsibility in the mass killing of its Armenian and other minority populations [...]

For the Stepanakert based football team Lernayin Artsakh, last years season was abruptly interrupted by the Nagorno-Karabakh war. For 44 days, the team's players had to change their workout [...]

“They expected to pressure and silence me this way, but I came out of this battle much louder, stronger and more confident.” Meet Tamar Mearakishvili, a Georgian activist who refuses to let [...]

8 March is not a holiday for gifting flowers and giving empty congratulations, nor should it be an occasion for police to brutalize women. Renée Rippberger on International Women's Day in Azerbaijan.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a great challenge for Georgia, not only in terms of economic issues or the sustainability of the health care system but also in terms of proving that all peaceful [...]

It has been two months since the most recent installment of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ended with an agreement signed on 9 November by heads of state of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. War [...]