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Latest Articles about The Caucasus
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North Caucasus Rebel Leader Tries to Capitalize on Russian Anti-Kremlin Protests
The leadership of the North Caucasian militants is attempting to capitalize on the rising tensions in Russian society. As popular protests against the return of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency spread, the leader of the North Caucasian armed resistance, Doku Umarov, tried... MORE
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Syrian Circassians Continue Efforts to Discuss Repatriation to the North Caucasus
On January 31, representatives of the 100,000 member Syrian Circassian community held a press conference in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. Three of the visiting Syrians said their goal was to discuss with the government the possible repatriation of Circassians from conflict-ridden Syria to the North Caucasus. The... MORE
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Aliyev-Sargsyan Summit in Sochi: No Credible Prospects for Russian Mediation
The first summit for seven months between Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev was held on January 23 in Sochi, and mediated by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (as in all previous eight meetings in the past three years). After his failure... MORE
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Magomedov Puts Forward Plan to Establish Military Control over Key Areas of Dagestan
On February 2, the Dagestani government outlined its latest plans for curbing the insurgency in the republic. The statement by the head of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov, on governmental plans to exert control over the republic sounded like a plan to occupy a foreign country. “We... MORE
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Post-Nabucco Era in Caspian Pipeline Business and Politics
For more than a decade, Nabucco was the only pipeline project (and lately, the frontrunner project) for transporting Caspian gas to EU territory. Nabucco relied exclusively on Azerbaijani gas for the pipeline’s first stage (the hopes to add gas volumes from northern Iraq proved unrealistic... MORE
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Trans-Anatolia Gas Project and Its Rivals in Comparative Perspective
The Azerbaijan-Turkey project, Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline (TAGP; Turkish acronym TANAP), announced as recently as December 26, emerges as the optimal solution for transporting Azerbaijani gas to Europe, potentially opening the way for Turkmen gas also. The pipeline is planned to be built from 2012 to... MORE
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Leader of the Caucasus Emirate Vows to Stop Attacks Against Russian Civilians
On February 2, the leader of the North Caucasus rebels Doku Umarov made an astonishing statement in support of the growing movement in Russia against Vladimir Putin. In a dramatic departure from the previously circulated views, the head of the Caucasus Emirate called on the... MORE
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Insurgency-Related Incidents Reported in Chechnya, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria
In a video posted yesterday (February 2) to the rebel Kavkaz-Center website, Doku Umarov, the “emir” of the Caucasus Emirate, ordered his forces to refrain from attacks on Russian civilians in connection with the fact that, as the website characterized it, “the process of civil... MORE
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Rebels in Ingushetia Step Up Activities Despite Blows to Leadership
Events in Ingushetia signal a possible increase in tensions in this North Caucasus republic after a nearly two year period of decline in militant activities. The decline in Ingush rebel activities was linked to the arrest of their leader Magas (aka Taziev-Yevloev) in June 2010... MORE
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Hold Face-Saving Summit for Russia’s Medvedev
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held yet another Russian-mediated meeting that was apparently intended to help their Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, save face after three years of intensive but unsuccessful efforts to broker a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The summit hosted by... MORE