The 10 maps below show Russia’s difficult position since the Soviet Union collapsed and explain Putin’s long-term ... the focus is on the Caucasus. It is clear that Russia’s economy, ...

The Caucasus is in the middle." Then came more lines, squiggles and arrows: bottom left - the Mediterranean, to which the Caucasus provides an outlet; bottom right - Iran and Turkey; dominating at the ...

Russia's regime is manipulating the Armenian minority in Azerbaijan's Karabakh to stir ethnic conflicts in the South Caucasus and to replace the Armenian government with a Moscow proxy. The ...

Although Russia is celebrating the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, it still has its own problems in the region as its Muslim republics are drifting toward a partisan war.

High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland Reviewed by Maria Lipman September/October 2024 Published on August 20, 2024 . ... and armed conflict. Equipped with Soviet-era paper ...

Where did Russia's stereotypes of the Caucasus come from? Susan Layton's book "Russian Literature and Empire: Conquest of the Caucasus from Pushkin to Tolstoy" provides part of the answer.

South Caucasus Conflict Reveals Signs of Russia’s Crumbling Influence in Its Own Backyard Putin has used hard power to enforce Moscow’s sphere of influence.

The first ten days of July have witnessed a new intensification of tensions between Russia and Georgia over the status of two breakaway regions of Georgia—Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

This map published by the Institute for the Study of War on February 7, 2024, shows the battlefield situation around Avdiivka. Russia is pushing a winter offensive to surround and seize the ...

Ukraine War Map Shows Where Russia's 2024 ... and the Russia-Ukraine War. David joined Newsweek in 2018 and has since reported from key locations and summits across Europe and the South Caucasus.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, some speculated that the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) would turn away from their old imperial overlord. After all, Vladimir Putin’s ...