Conflict and Peace

Commonspace.eu interviews Giorgi Kanashvili, Director of Caucasian House.

In this op-ed Dennis Sammut reflects on lessons to be learnt from how the conflict over South Ossetia spiralled into a short but bitter war between Georgia and Russia in 2008.

In this exclusive interview with commonspace.eu South Ossetia's envoy to Moscow blames Georgia for starting the 2008 war, and the international community for complacency bordering on complicity. He dismisses the role of civil society in resolution of the conflict and says Russia was the salvation of the Ossetian people.

In an exclusive interview with CommonspaceEXTRA, Georgia's Minister for Reintegration, Paata Zakareshvili emphasizes continuity in the policy of the Georgian government towards the conflict regions but a very different approach in their implementation. Will this be enough for a breakthrough in the current negotiations?

ArmInfo’s interview with Leader of the National Revival Party, former defense minister of Armenia, Lt.General Vagharshak Haroutiunyan.

Gun.Az reports.

Nagorno Karabakh Azerbaijani community marked 20th anniversary of the occupation of Khojavand district on September 29th with a march to Nargiztepe.

In an interview with Arminfo News Agency, Dennis Sammut looks at what steps can the international community take on Nagorno-Karabakh

EU Council President ends his visit to the South Caucasus, stating in Baku that "only a peaceful, negotiated settlement can allow the entire region to move beyond the status quo toward a secure and prosperous future."