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Opinion | Kadyrov’s growing Apologystan 

When it comes to relations with neighbouring regions, Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov acts with all the humbleness of a Sultan in a Turkish soap opera. 

Opinion | Kadyrov’s growing Apologystan 

By Magomed Torijev

When it comes to relations with neighbouring regions, Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov acts with all the humbleness of a Sultan in a Turkish soap opera. 

8/12/2021

Opinion | Is dialogue viable amid continuous bloodshed?

The co-founder of an  Armenian-Azerbaijani  dialogue platform comments on the challenges facing the project in light of renewed violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Opinion | Is dialogue viable amid continuous bloodshed?

By Arnold Alahverdian

The co-founder of an  Armenian-Azerbaijani  dialogue platform comments on the challenges facing the project in light of renewed violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

7/12/2021

Opinion | Ukraine has a duty to remove North Caucasian volunteer fighters from the sanctions list 

Ukraine's refusal to exclude Chechen and Ingush volunteer fighters from the sanctions list jeopardizes the lives and dignity of men who risked everything for the country.

Opinion | Ukraine has a duty to remove North Caucasian volunteer fighters from the sanctions list 

By Aleks Tor

Ukraine's refusal to exclude Chechen and Ingush volunteer fighters from the sanctions list jeopardizes the lives and dignity of men who risked everything for the country.

6/12/2021

Opinion | Khabib Nurmagomedov — the next head of Daghestan?

If the champion fighter chooses to enter politics, Chechnya Head Ramzan Kadyrov will doubtless be a rival.

Opinion | Khabib Nurmagomedov — the next head of Daghestan?

By Leonid Krasnov

If the champion fighter chooses to enter politics, Chechnya Head Ramzan Kadyrov will doubtless be a rival.

22/11/2021

Opinion | The far-reaching reasons for the Batumi tragedy

The collapse of a residential building in Batumi that took the lives of nine people, including three children, shook Georgia.

Opinion | The far-reaching reasons for the Batumi tragedy

By Irakli Zhvania

The collapse of a residential building in Batumi that took the lives of nine people, including three children, shook Georgia.

19/11/2021

Opinion | The ignored, the unwanted, and the unforgiven

Victory Day was a showcase for the new dominant state narrative in Azerbaijan, but recent border violence has revealed its limits. 

Opinion | The ignored, the unwanted, and the unforgiven

By Bahruz Samadov

Victory Day was a showcase for the new dominant state narrative in Azerbaijan, but recent border violence has revealed its limits. 

5/11/2021

Opinion | Back to the ‘no war, no peace’ limbo

The Second Nagorno-Karabakh transformed Armenians from victors into the vanquished and so revealed 30 years of illusion and hypocrisy.

Opinion | Back to the ‘no war, no peace’ limbo

By Arpi Bekaryan

The Second Nagorno-Karabakh transformed Armenians from victors into the vanquished and so revealed 30 years of illusion and hypocrisy.

21/10/2021

Opinion | The enduring lies of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Already the Azerbaijani state is hard at work manufacturing a new public memory of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

Opinion | The enduring lies of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

By Giyas Ibrahimov

Already the Azerbaijani state is hard at work manufacturing a new public memory of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

11/10/2021

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task

A Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task

By Hamida Giyasbayli

A Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.

27/09/2021

Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war 

OC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war 

By Ismi Aghayev

OC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.