Glaciers in the South Caucasus are melting faster than in almost any other mountain region on Earth, posing a threat to water security and increasing the risk of natural hazards, according to a new ...

Dozens of crypto farms have stopped mining this year as a result of an ongoing crackdown on illegal coin minting operations ...

The Caucasus region of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia stands at a crossroads. After a deadly conflict erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh last year, the region has been ...

Residents of a tiny Russian republic in the North Caucasus are persistently minting cryptocurrencies in defiance of stringent ...

As Georgia balances its aspirations to join NATO against mounting pressure from the Russian Federation, a new security ...

The South Caucasus region has a strategic geographic position because Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia share borders with three major powers: Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Yet, the long-lasting conflict ...

Timed to coincide with the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Nations Environmental Programme issued a report on major environmental challenges in the Caucasus, outlining the ...

An international research team, coordinated by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) and the Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Berlin, is ...

In the evolving geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus, Iran continues to emphasize its commitment to regional peace, stability, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all ...

As the global LGBT community marks Pride Month, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face growing, state-sanctioned homophobia and violence in Russia, activists say. In its World Report 2023 ...

Q. A balance of countries and regions are considered when selecting new members. Normally one institution per every country (with the exception of large countries, and where there are good academic ...

While visiting Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge towards the end of the second Chechen War (1999-2009), what struck me most was the large number of Christian graves that resembled Muslim tombstones. I was also ...