IWPR's Caucasus Reporting Service, No. 3

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IWPR's Caucasus Reporting Service, No. 3


WELCOME TO IWPR'S CAUCASUS REPORTING SERVICE, No. 3, OCTOBER 22, 1999

RUSSIA'S RUBICORN CROSSED. In crossing the Terek river, Moscow seems
to be heading for a full-scale war in Chechnya, and neglecting many of
the lessons from its previous defeat. Aleksandr Goltz in Moscow
reports.

TALKS SPELL HOPE FOR KARABAKH ACCORD. Meetings this month between the
presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are raising expectations of a
peace agreement over the disputed territory. Ara Tatevosian and Mark
Grigorian report from Yerevan.

CHECHEN CRISIS HEIGHTENS RUSSIA-GEORGIA TENSIONS. Mutual suspicions
between Russia and Georgia have been increased during the Chechnya
crisis, erupting into a key issue of forthcoming parliamentary
elections. Ia Antandze in Tbilisi reports.

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IWPR's Caucasus Reporting Service provides the regional and
international community with a unique insiders' perspective on the
Caucasus. Using our network of local journalists, the service
publishes objective news and analysis from across the region upon a
weekly basis. The service forms part of IWPR's Caucasus Project based
in Tbilisi and London which supports local media development while
encouraging better local and international
understanding of a conflicted yet emerging region. 

IWPR's Caucasus Reporting Service is supported by the UK National
Lottery Charities Board. The service is currently available on the Web
in English and will shortly be available in Russian. 

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Editor-in-chief: Anthony Borden. Managing Editor: Rohan Jayasekera.
Assistant Editor: Alan Davis. Commissioning Editors: Giorgi Topouria
in Tbilisi, Shahin Razev in Baku, Mark Grigorian in Yerevan and Saule
Mukhametrakhimova and Felix Corley in London.

To comment on the service, contact IWPR's Programme Director: Alan
Davis [email protected]. 

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