Blockade in the Southern Caucasus: "There Is Every Reason to Expect More Violence This Year"
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Azerbaijan is continuing to cut off Nagorno-Karabakh․ The most recent escalations could have to do with Russian meddling in the region - and Moscow's current weakness - says Caucasus expert Laurence Broers in an interview․

The Black Sea Region Is Suddenly Cast in Geopolitical Spotlight
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For many years, the Black Sea was largely ignored by geostrategists․ But with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its aggressive posturing elsewhere in the region, countries along its shores find themselves on a dangerous fault line․ How are they dealing with their belligerent neighbor?

The Unwanted: Georgians Don't Always Roll Out Welcome Mat for Russian Exiles
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Up to a million Russians have left their country since Putin's invasion of Ukraine․ Many have ended up in Georgia․ They have brought along an economic boom, while at the same time reopening many past wounds․