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Opinion | To stand for peace, in spite of everything

Historical trauma is at the root of Azerbaijani national identity and the present conflict, and without understanding and engaging with it, we will not build peace. 

Opinion | To stand for peace, in spite of everything

By Bahruz Samadov

Historical trauma is at the root of Azerbaijani national identity and the present conflict, and without understanding and engaging with it, we will not build peace. 

21/09/2020

Opinion | Armenia’s womanly face of war 

Only by understanding Armenia’s growing militarism, can a woman wielding a gun in the name of peace make sense. 

Opinion | Armenia’s womanly face of war 

By Zaruhi Hovhannisyan

Only by understanding Armenia’s growing militarism, can a woman wielding a gun in the name of peace make sense. 

21/08/2020

Opinion | Reflections on Abkhazia — the land of my soul

‘I am from Georgia and 20% of my country is occupied by Russia’ is a ubiquitous form of the Georgian narrative, but is it useful?

Opinion | Reflections on Abkhazia — the land of my soul

By Guranda Bursulaia

‘I am from Georgia and 20% of my country is occupied by Russia’ is a ubiquitous form of the Georgian narrative, but is it useful?

7/08/2020

Opinion | It’s time for Georgia to challenge its narrative of the August War

Over a decade after the August War, Georgia’s government and society need to reexamine how we look at these conflicts.

Opinion | It’s time for Georgia to challenge its narrative of the August War

By Maia Nukri Tabidze

Over a decade after the August War, Georgia’s government and society need to reexamine how we look at these conflicts.

22/07/2020

Opinion | You can’t counter disinformation without strong media

We’re stuck in a vicious circle of democracy degradation — and the role of the media in solving this tangle is often misunderstood.

Opinion | You can’t counter disinformation without strong media

By Dominik K Cagara

We’re stuck in a vicious circle of democracy degradation — and the role of the media in solving this tangle is often misunderstood.

17/07/2020

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s crowd reawakens with a fury

Mass politics returns to Azerbaijan with a chaotic, angry call to war. 

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s crowd reawakens with a fury

By Bahruz Samadov

Mass politics returns to Azerbaijan with a chaotic, angry call to war. 

25/06/2020

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s COVID-19 response: anything but adequate

By using the pandemic as cover to increase repression, Azerbaijani authorities have failed in their most basic duties.  

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s COVID-19 response: anything but adequate

By Arzu Geybulla

By using the pandemic as cover to increase repression, Azerbaijani authorities have failed in their most basic duties.  

1/04/2020

Opinion | The conflict between Church and state during a pandemic endangers us all

The Church’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic are an escalation of a long-simmering conflict with the Georgian state.  

Opinion | The conflict between Church and state during a pandemic endangers us all

By Vera Gogokhia

The Church’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic are an escalation of a long-simmering conflict with the Georgian state.  

20/02/2020

Opinion | After disappointing elections a new way forward for Azerbaijan’s opposition? 

Azerbaijan’s opposition must take to heart the lessons it has learned after the failure of their ‘elections only’ strategy.

Opinion | After disappointing elections a new way forward for Azerbaijan’s opposition? 

By Bahruz Samadov

Azerbaijan’s opposition must take to heart the lessons it has learned after the failure of their ‘elections only’ strategy.

13/02/2020

Opinion | This election was our first ‘OK boomer’ to Azerbaijan’s political order

From boredom and camaraderie to confrontations with carousel voters, this was my experience as an observer in Azerbaijan’s recent election.

Opinion | This election was our first ‘OK boomer’ to Azerbaijan’s political order

By Javid Agha

From boredom and camaraderie to confrontations with carousel voters, this was my experience as an observer in Azerbaijan’s recent election.