Armenians will head to the polls on 7 June for the country’s first general election since 2021. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Joshua Kucera explains why foreign policy has dominated the campaign an...

Trump’s Iran policy might undermine his one successful peace accord.

European member states are divided over how to handle ruptured ties with Georgia. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2026 – Spring Edition, Crisis Group looks at how the EU and member states can coop...

Crisis Group expert Joshua Kucera weighs up the significance of the U.S. vice president’s trip for the peace process and geopolitics in the Caucasus

"Gradualism may lead to a ‘thin’ peace manifested in state-mediated exchanges, trade and functional interactions, yet which is not supported and backed up by a ‘thicker’ peace of networked ties across...

Armenia’s struggle to integrate over 100,000 refugees who fled Nagorno-Karabakh when Azerbaijan seized back control of the territory in 2023 risks undermining the country’s efforts to unite society be...

This week on War & Peace, Olga and Alissa speak with Crisis Group expert Joshua Kucera about the challenges facing refugees who fled Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia after Azerbaijan regained the territory...

A conflict-ending accord between Armenia and Azerbaijan sits ready for signature. Peace would be a boon for both countries and their common vision of regional economic integration. With help from outs...

A conflict-ending accord between Armenia and Azerbaijan sits ready for signature. Peace would be a boon for both countries and their common vision of regional economic integration. With help from outs...

Азербайджан хотел изменить характер отношений, уменьшить российское влияние на Южном Кавказе и из страны «ближнего зарубежья» превратиться в равного партнера.

The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...

The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...

After decades of conflict, the two moved closer to a peace deal. But outside support, especially from Ankara, is critical to maintain momentum.

The second round of voting between Badra Gunba and Ardgur Ardzinba will take place within the next two weeks.

Donald Trump’s moves to dismantle USAID clearly aren’t driven by fears of infringing on other nations’ sovereignty. Still, we should recognize that Global South NGOs’ reliance on Western donors hinder...

Representatives of the European Union member states approved on Wednesday a proposal to extend the EU’s monitoring mission along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan by two years.

At long last, the Iranian Rasht – Astara railway may finally start to see the light. Russia and Iran have reportedly agreed to begin building…

A deal has been reached to halt the war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and to return many of the Israelis held captive there. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts lay out the ceasefire agreement’s contents and gauge its prospects for success.

Armenia and the United States will sign the document on Strategic Partnership today in Washington D.C., the foreign ministry has said.“Today in Washington Minister...

This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa talk with Tbilisi-based journalist Joshua Kucera about Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s success, the recent unrest in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, and the evolving ambitions of Russia and the EU in the region.

Russia gloats, while the opposition and the president allege massive fraud

As Georgia reckons with its shock election results, all eyes are turning to the West to see if the United States and Europe will back up the opposition's claims that the election was stolen.

The romance between Georgia and the West is on the rocks.

A new ad campaign juxtaposing images of war-torn Ukraine with sunny photos of peaceful Georgia has drawn controversy ahead of critical parliamentary elections.

The United States has recently undertaken harsh measures against the ruling party in Georgia. The moves come in response to increasing authoritarian steps and heightening anti-Western rhetoric from th...

Georgia's opposition is framing October's critical parliamentary elections as a vote between the West and Russia. But that message may not resonate in rural areas, where Georgians are much more likely...

One year ago, Azerbaijan launched an offensive that resulted in regaining full control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The more than 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees that were forced to flee rem...

Georgia's government says a new "foreign agent" law is designed to ensure transparency among NGOs. But critics say the rollout of the law shows that it is more about harassment.

As Armenia and Azerbaijan near the conclusion of a peace agreement, one sticking point remains: Azerbaijan says that language in Armenia's constitution referring to the unification of Armenia and Nago...

Following the ruling Georgian Dream party's recent turn towards anti-Western rhetoric and authoritarian practices, there are increasingly strong signals from Georgia's Western partners that they would...

When Armenia announced that it was officially recognizing Palestine as a state, it cited the "catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza." But Yerevan's calculations had less to do with the war in th...

With a large protest movement loudly demanding his resignation, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has a lot on his plate these days. He is choosing to relax -- or perhaps show that he is relaxed...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian first came to prominence in 2008 when he helped lead anti-government demonstrations, which were violently broken up by police. But now, with sustained anger ove...

As Georgia's ruling party has taken a sharp turn toward authoritarianism and unleashed unprecedented rebukes of its Western partners, it has prompted speculation about the once unthinkable: a Georgian...

The toughest challenger in Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's six years of rule is an archbishop who has channeled public anger over Armenia's catastrophic series of military losses and concess...

At once in thrall to both soccer mania and a political crisis over democratic values, Georgian aspirations of joining Europe – on the pitch and in the EU – are increasingly intertwined.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has just visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days after Russian peacekeepers began to leave Nagorno-Karabakh, more than a year ahead of schedule. With Russia's sway in...

Georgia's ruling party has introduced laws that would ban "gay propaganda" and create a "foreign agents" registry. Ahead of critical elections in October, critics say that the laws are part of an effo...