Section: Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Afghanistan: Cautious Welcome for Renewed Night Raids
Recent strikes led by special ops teams deemed a success.The renewal of night time counter-terrorism raids by Afghan special forces in the southern province of Helmand have been cautiously welcomed by local officials and activists. The tactic of entering villages at night had proved hugely controversial in the past due to high rates of civilian...
Russian Crisis Continues to Bite for Labour Migrants
Kyrgystan’s membership of a Moscow-led trading bloc has softened the blow for its citizens, but Uzbeks and Tajiks are clearly suffering.The Russian economic crisis continues to bite for Central Asian labour migrants, with thousands of Tajik and Uzbek nationals returning home as remittances plummet. The exception to the trend appears to be...
Armenia Wants Best of Both Worlds
Six months ago, it looked like Armenia had made a final, definitive choice to align itself with Russia rather than the European Union. But now the government in Yerevan seems to be reaching out to Brussels again and seeking something like the kind of Association Agreement that it abandoned nearly two years ago – and officials insist that Moscow...
