News Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
| 26 days ago
Nagorny Karabakh, after a decade of vigorous debate, has lapsed into political stagnation as opposition figures seek the profits brought by cooperation with the government. In 2007, when Bako Sahakian announced he would run for president of Karabakh,...
News Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
| 26 days ago
An attempt by Azerbaijan’s fractured opposition to unite before December’s municipal elections has collapsed into bickering, once again casting doubts on their claims to be a viable alternative government. Opposition leaders accuse the government...
News Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
| 26 days ago
All across the south Caucasus, opposition leaders complain of unfair conditions for political competition, and experts say the governments’ firm grip on power is impeding development. But there are also signs that after the ferment of the first...
News Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
| 26 days ago
Georgia’s opposition, worn out by four months of mass protests that failed to force the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili, is looking for a new strategy. For much of the spring and summer, opposition activists paralysed Tbilisi,...