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Georgian Base Dispute Helps Stoke NATO-Russian Tension BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PEUCH
Georgian-Russian tension is helping to fuel a deterioration of Moscow’s relationship with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Probe Rapprochement BY ROVSHAN ISMAYILOV
After a decade of enmity, Caspian Sea energy players Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have announced an ambitious plan to bolster cooperation.
In Tbilisi, It’s Boom Time for Building A EURASIANET PHOTO ESSAY
TEXT BY DIANA PETRIASHVILI; PHOTOS BY ALEXANDER KLIMCHUK
The cranes hanging over the steel frame of the once shoddy Hotel Iveria in downtown Tbilisi say it all. With limited attention to regulations and earthquake risks, Georgia’s capital city is rebuilding itself, and city officials say that the construction boom has only started.
Abkhazia: Preparing for Trouble BY JOSHUA KUCERA
Along the road are constant reminders of the less carefree days Abkhazia has experienced. Most buildings are destroyed, and from the road we can see only occasional signs of human habitation. In the fourteen years since the war, the lush vegetation that thrives in the subtropical climate here is taking over the ruins; many of the houses have trees growing inside that are now taller than the former roofline.
Armenia’s New Government Much Like the Old BY MARIANNA GRIGORYAN
Armenia has a new government. Despite early hints from Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian that the cabinet’s composition would diversify, the makeup looks set to reinforce the ruling Republican Party of Armenia’s political weight.