This is not the first time that female suicide bombers have struck in Chechnya. The perpetrators are often sisters or daughters of male insurgents who had been previously killed in security operations, and who swore to revenge their relatives.

EUSR Toivo Klaar told Oxford Conference that a forward look beyond the horizon should help us see the benefits derived from conflict resolution for the partner countries and the South Caucasus region as a whole

UN Representative Cihan Sultanoglu told Oxford conference she was keen to pay bigger attention to the issues of women, peace and security

OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Rudolph Michalka spoke about the ongoing processes to support the resolution of conflicts in the region .

Veronika Movchan, Ahmad Alili and Eduard Abrahamyan discuss the option in a panel chaired by Dennis Sammut.

Georgia's Ambassador to the EU, Natalie Sabanadze, was the keynote speaker at the Oxford Conference on the South Caucasus held on 12 November 2018

Amanda Paul, Dr Giorgio Comai, Professor Jamie Shea and Armenak Tokmajyan discussed the topic in a panel chaired by Craig Oliphant

Giorgi Khelashvili, Zaur Shiriyev and Lusine Kharatyan shared their insights on the current domestic politics in the region at a conference held at Oxford University organised by LINKS and RESC

"REAL is ready for dialogue and co-operation with the government. Sooner or later the dialogue will come. REAL is ready to go all the way", Gadirli told a meeting at Chatham House in London on Wednesday

"The Caspian Flotilla's base in Dagestan will be reinforced with a naval infantry regiment, as well as new aircraft and ships, including two missile boats and two small air-cushioned landing ships", Russian military sources have confirmed