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Georgia Elections: Beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
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Georgia Elections: Beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

30 October 2021
Georgians are voting today in the second round of local elections to choose Mayors and local Councillors in a number of key cities where the first round of voting, held on 2 October was inconclusive. The total number of voters eligible to vote in the second round is 2,088,722 - around half of which in the capital, Tbilisi. Georgians appear to be tired of the non stop polorised politics that has dominated public life in recent years, but it is unlikely that the elections will bring a closure to the huge divide within Georgian society.
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Commentary: What next for Mirziyoyev and for Uzbekistan?
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Commentary: What next for Mirziyoyev and for Uzbekistan?

26 October 2021
Uzbek president Shovkat Mirzyoyev, re-elected for a second term on Sunday said there is no going back for his country. However it is not clear yet if Uzbekistan is slowly but surely moving out of its autocratic past into a pluralistic political process, because there are contradictory signs.
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Editorial: TRACECA poised to play an increasingly important role in the connectivity Europe-Caucasus-Asia
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Editorial: TRACECA poised to play an increasingly important role in the connectivity Europe-Caucasus-Asia

8 June 2021
TRACECA is a child of the EU’s ambition to be a global player. The EU should not forget, nor ignore, nor sideline, TRACECA’s work. Instead it should recognise that TRACECA has shown it is resilient and adaptable. The next phase of EU-IGC TRACECA co-operation must therefore be more strategic, and more ambitious.
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All set for Armenia's early parliamentary elections on 20 June
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All set for Armenia's early parliamentary elections on 20 June

1 June 2021
2,581,093 voters are eligible to vote in Armenia's early parliamentary elections being held on 20 June. This was announced on Monday in Yerevan by the country's Central Elections Commission. The Central Elections Commission has also approved 26 parties and blocs to participate in the elections which some see more as a referendum on Nikol Pashinyan, his policies, his style of government, his strengths, and his weaknesses.
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Commentary: A shaken EU fires opening shots in long war of attrition with Belarus
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Commentary: A shaken EU fires opening shots in long war of attrition with Belarus

25 May 2021
The united European response to the brazen Belarusian snatching of an opposition figure from a commercial airplane of a European airline flying between two European capitals was swift and strong. Nothing dramatic will happen overnight as a result, but make no mistake about it, this was the opening shot of what is likely to be a long and messy war of attrition against Belarus that may last for years. On Belarus now, the EU's mind is set. The process will start and will be sustained.
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Editorial: On Belarus, the EU must now act quickly and decisively
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Editorial: On Belarus, the EU must now act quickly and decisively

24 May 2021
The forced diversion by Belarus of a flight between two EU member states on Sunday (23 May) constitutes an act of international piracy at the heart of Europe. Under President Lukashenko, Belarus is now a pirate state, and must be treated like one. This will undoubtedly cause some pain to the Belarusian people who are not to blame for the recklessness of their leader, but this is now inevitable. 
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Commentary: Lavrov's travels and travails in the South Caucasus
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Commentary: Lavrov's travels and travails in the South Caucasus

14 May 2021
The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, was in Armenia and in Azerbaijan in the last days. Bilateral issues were discussed in both Baku and Yerevan during his visit, however, it was the regional situation that dominated the discussions in both capitals, and in particular, the implementation in practice of the 10 November “Trilateral Declaration” signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. This is proving easier said than done, and some are asking if Russia has not taken on a poisoned chalice.
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Commentary: Mohammed bin Salman and his quest to reinterpret the relationship between state and religion in Saudi Arabia
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Commentary: Mohammed bin Salman and his quest to reinterpret the relationship between state and religion in Saudi Arabia

5 May 2021
In a recent wide-ranging interview Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, appeared to be reinterpreting – if not exactly redefining – the relationship between state and religion in the Kingdom. This is highly dangerous and uncharted territory for a Saudi leader, but something that is absolutely necessary if the Kingdom is to reinvent itself as a modern progressive state, whilst respecting the religious foundations which are part of its legacy and legitimacy.
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