Four years later, he undertook a months-long hiking trip through the Russian North Caucasus. His original purpose was to discover another Caucasus, not just the site of terrorism, kidnappings, and ...

The problem for Moscow is that it has believed that this area is its own backyard – what is known as a “near abroad” – but is seeing its grip weaken. A still image from a video released by ...

Russian propagandists are succeeding in stoking anti-Western sentiment in the South Caucasus by peddling a meme that closer relations with the United States and European Union will engulf the region ...

LGBT persecution has been particularly severe in the North Caucasus region ... Chechnya have left Russia and are living in Europe, although they requested that their location not be revealed.

Russia, hit by sanctions over its invasion ... these are all opportunities, because the Caucasus and Central Asia location is in a way at the intersection of three continents." ...

The removal of Russian troops from Nagorno-Karabakh in April 2024 and ... Trust between signatories remains low and irredentism remains a significant risk. The South Caucasus' location at the ...

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. This includes extensive reporting from the ...

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. This includes extensive reporting from the ...

Dagestan, which sits in the North Caucasus between Chechnya and the Caspian Sea, is known as one of Russia’s most diverse — but volatile — regions. There are more than 30 recognized ethnic ...

Under U.N. rules, the location of the summit rotates ... to take place in Eastern Europe or the Caucasus — both of which have been battered by war. Russia has blocked nearly every viable ...