Caucasus

Clashes In Violence-Plagued Russian Region Leave 13 Dead

AP | Posted 03.28.2012

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Russian officials say an Islamist warlord, seven militants, four officers and one civilian have been killed in three sep...

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Car Bomb In Southern Russia Kills Eight

AP | Posted 11.28.2011

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MOSCOW -- Investigators say a powerful car bomb killed eight people, including an 11-year-old girl and a police officer, in Russia's volatile Dagestan...

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Obama Can Now Replace Bryza With a New Nominee as Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

At this point, the ideal option for Obama would be to abandon Matthew Bryza's flawed candidacy for ambassador to Azerbaijan and name another less controversial nominee who could be confirmed by the Senate.

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Overcoming negative stereotypes in the South Caucasus

Daniel Maree | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Maree

This guest post was written by Onnik Krikorian and originally appeared on the World Development Report 2011 blog on August 6, 2010. In the 16 yea...

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Power Plant Attacked In Russia, 2 Killed

AP | SERGEI VENYAVSKY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Two carloads of assailants attacked a hydroelectric station in southern Russia early Wednesday, killing two workers and ...

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One Year After Cairo Speech: The U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University in Egypt one year ago was ground-breaking and transformational. While its impact was an...

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Symbolism vs. Reality in the Caucasus -- More Reality is Needed

Elin Suleymanov | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elin Suleymanov

A noble effort to overcome dependence of conflicting visions of a common history should not be done at the expense of ignoring the reality of the present and promise of the future.

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Obama's Caucasus Diplomacy Flies Under Radar

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Mankoff

The furor over the Nobel Peace Prize has obscured what may stand as one of the Obama administration's first real diplomatic triumphs: clinching an accord to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia.

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Friday Night Live in Oxford

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

Since the primary concern of both candidates in the debate was not to screw up, that was just fine. Just not screwing up, however, doesn't make for a very exciting debate.

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