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The Caucasus region is situatied on the border of Europe and Asia, between the Black and the Caspian seas. It is home to more than 50 ethnic groups.

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A police officer patrols a market in Azerbaijan's capital Baku

Azerbaijan: Repressive climate ahead of COP29

Human rights advocates are worried that Baku is locking up activists and journalists ahead of the climate summit.
Human RightsJune 15, 2024
Georgians attend a pro-EU march in Tbilisi

Georgia rallies for EU membership ahead of key decision

Georgian President Salome Zourabichivili took part in the march in Tbilisi.
PoliticsDecember 9, 2023
Annalena Baerbock

German FM calls for new Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, was in Armenia to discuss tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
PoliticsNovember 3, 2023
An Armenian protester holding a flag at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Armenia says Azerbaijan mobilizing troops in border regions

Armenia claimed Azerbaijan will soon engage in a fresh "military provocation" as Yerevan moves closer to the US.
ConflictsSeptember 7, 2023
DW reporter Miodrag Soric talks to a Georgian truck driver who is sitting in his car.

Loophole Caucasus: Failed EU Sanctions

A closer look at the EU sanctions against Russia and the loopholes raising doubts about whether they are working.
SocietyJuly 1, 202312:35 min
A Russian soldier stands next to a metal fence

Armenia: Growing fears of another war with Azerbaijan

The ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is fragile. Civilians in the disputed enclave are preparing for a violent escalation.
ConflictsMarch 28, 2023
Tbilisi, Georgia aerial skyline with old traditional houses and churches

What to see in Georgia

Georgia is the 2023 host country of ITB Berlin, the world's largest tourism trade show. It has a lot to offer visitors.
TravelMarch 7, 202313 images
People take part in a protest against the controversial 'foreign agents' bill outside the parliament building

Georgia: Lawmakers brawl over proposed 'foreign agents' law

Tempers frayed in a debate about a "foreign agents" law that critics say mirrors a draconian law in neighboring Russia.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2023
Giorgi Bidzinashvili demonstrates a tooth belonging to an early species of human, near the village of Orozmani

Dig unearths 1.8-million-year-old human tooth

The 1.8-million-year-old early human tooth was found in Georgia, home to one of the earliest prehistoric settlements.
ScienceSeptember 9, 2022
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meet for talks in Moscow

Iran warns Israel over 'presence' in Azerbaijan

Iran's Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian says his country does not accept "geopolitical changes" in the Caucasus.
ConflictsOctober 6, 2021
An electoral official and voters in face masks at a polling station during Georgia's municipal elections

Georgia ruling party wins polls after ex-president's arrest

European election observers have cited allegations of vote buying and other irregularities by the ruling party.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2021
Mikheil Saakashvili (c) escorted by Georgian police officers

Georgia arrests former president upon return from exile

Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested after returning from exile to campaign in critical nationwide elections.
PoliticsOctober 1, 2021
Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia PM calls for Russian army on border with Azerbaijan

Armenia has previously accused Azerbaijan of making incursions into its territory, and is looking to Moscow for help.
ConflictsJuly 29, 2021
EU flags fly in front of the European Commission in Brussels

EU takes step towards issuing sanctions over Lebanon crisis

Ministers agreed on a framework for sanctions over Lebanon's crisis and a military training mission in Mozambique.
PoliticsJuly 12, 2021
Armenian soldiers at the ceasefire line between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Armenia says Azerbaijan remains inside its territory

Territorial tensions are simmering again after the two countries fought a war last year over a breakaway region.
PoliticsMay 14, 2021
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

Armenian prime minister to step down in April

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation as a means of curbing the political turmoil in the country.
PoliticsMarch 28, 2021
A picture of search and rescue teams working on the blast site hit by a rocket during the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the city of Ganja

Nagorno-Karabakh's record growth in ruins

The region at the center of renewed fighting had been hailed a mini economic tiger after a decade of 9-10% growth.
BusinessOctober 12, 2020
A woman stands in front of a destroyed house

EU voices 'extreme concern' over Nagorno-Karabakh breaches

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on the warring parties to engage in peace talks "without delay."
ConflictsOctober 11, 2020
A woman walks in front of a bombed out house

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of attack on Ganja

Fighting has intensified in the South Caucasus, with both sides exchanging fresh rocket fire.
ConflictsOctober 4, 2020
Grape harvest in Georgia's Kakheti region

Why the world is talking about Georgian wine

DW's Sarah Hucal took a trip to Georgia's wine region to see what it’s all about.
TravelOctober 15, 2019
Iriwan Armenien Maria Karpetjan

Will Armenia's peaceful revolution continue?

Felix Franz reports from Yerevan as Armenia heads to the polls for the first time since its "Velvet Revolution."
PoliticsDecember 9, 2018
People protesting in the streets of Magas, Ingushetia

Protests in Ingushetia alarm Moscow

Unlike rallies in other areas of Russia, the police and elite of the tiny north Caucasus region support the protesters.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2018
Georgien Tiflis Proteste Opposition

Inside Europe: Dancing for social change in Georgia

The motto of a rather unusual protest movement in the former Soviet republic of Georgia is: "We dance together, we fight together!" Activists there are pushing for LGBT rights and a liberalization of the country’s strict drugs laws. Emily Sherwin has this report on the so-called RAVE - olution, and the deep divisions it’s exposing in Georgian society.
PoliticsAugust 24, 201806:21 min
Armenia protests

Armenia sets date for prime minister vote

Opposition protest leader Nikol Pashinian has said he wants to become prime minister.
PoliticsApril 26, 2018
Mass protests against former PM Sargsyan in Armenia

Armenia: How public protests forced PM Serzh Sargsyan to resign

What sparked the public anger against Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and how is Russia viewing the situation?
PoliticsApril 26, 201811 images
Soric Miodrag Kommentarbild App

Armenians must forge their own future

Miodrag Soric
After the prime minister quickly gave into pressure from the streets and resigned, it's unclear where Armenia is headed.
PoliticsApril 24, 2018
Protests in Armenia

Armenia PM's resignation a blow to Russia

The resignation of Serzh Sargsyan just days after taking office could shake up Russia's interests in the region.
PoliticsApril 23, 2018
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan and Armenian opposition activist Nikol Pashinian, one of the leaders of the 'Way Out' Alliance (Yelk) party, during a meeting at the Marriott Armenia

Armenia: Opposition leader detained

The newly elected prime minister of Armenia has walked out of a live broadcast meeting immediately after it began.
PoliticsApril 22, 2018
China's Wang Yang with Georgia's Dimitry Kumsishvili

China's 'New Silk Road' goes straight through the Caucasus

Geostrategic interests and not nostalgia are behind China's new Silk Road mega-project.
BusinessDecember 26, 2017
Wein aus Georgien Flash-Galerie

Inside Europe: Georgia - the cradle of wine

Georgia, situated between the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. The roots of Georgian viticulture date back at least 8,000 years. And the traditional winemaking method using clay jars is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Filip Warwick reports on Georgia, the cradle of wine.
PoliticsDecember 21, 201707:39 min
Georgien Weinanbau

Georgia: emerging trade hub in the Caucasus

A former Soviet Republic gears up to become a new hub for trade between Europe and Asia.
BusinessNovember 24, 201702:26 min
Deutsch on the chalk board

Goethe-Institut to expand in the Caucasus

The Goethe-Institut, which promotes German language and culture abroad, is set to open in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
CultureDecember 12, 2016
FSB Gebäude in Moskau

'IS' militant killed in North Caucasus

Russian security forces have killed a regional leader of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) terrorist group.
TerrorismDecember 4, 2016
Grenzgebiet Schnee Symbolbild Nordkorea

The Caucasus to the Koreas: A world of frozen conflicts

Frozen conflicts rarely make the headlines, but they can be every bit as dangerous and destabilizing as active wars.
August 7, 20168 images
Armenien Bundesaußenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Steinmeier seeks solutions in Caucasus conflict

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is in the South Caucasus trying to get Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve tough issues.
June 29, 2016

Germany sees increase in Russian asylum seekers

The number of Russians seeking asylum in Germany has risen dramatically.
May 30, 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks in Vienna Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/V. Sharifulin

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to new peace talks

The neighboring countries have agreed to resume dialogue to end fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
May 17, 2016
Aserbaidschan Bergkarabach Konflikt Raketenbeschuss

Russia mediates over Azerbaijan, Armenia hostilities

Russia has taken the lead in mediating between Azerbaijan and Armenia amid concerns that their conflict could worsen.
April 7, 2016
Christian Trippe, Leiter der Hauptabteilung Osteuropa und DW Russisch

New Caucasus war?

Christian F. Trippe
The skirmishes between Azerbaijan und Karabach-Armenians could be a precursor to a full-fledged war.
April 6, 2016
Russische Spezialeinheiten in Tschetschenien

Journalists, activists attacked in Russia

A group of Russian and foreign journalists and human rights workers have been attacked in southern Russia.
March 10, 2016
Azerbaijan President Iham Aliyev

Flawed election in Azerbaijan

The OSCE had refused to monitor Azerbaijan's elections which will cement the rule of President Ilham Aliyev.
November 1, 2015
Symbolbild Russische Spezialeinheit

Russia 'kills eight IS militants' close to Chechnya

Russian counterterrorism forces have killed eight "Islamic State" (IS) militants in North Caucasus.
August 2, 2015
Forest in Lagodekhi (Photo: Joseph Alexander Smith)

Poaching in Georgia

As poaching appears to escalate in Georgia, DW looks at what is being done against illegal hunting there.
June 11, 2015

Putin accuses US of supporting Russian separatists

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of providing support to militants in the North Caucasus.
April 26, 2015
Russland Flagge neben Kreml-Kirche

Russia's Memorial to stay

Russia's highest court has dismissed a Kremlin bid to shut down a leading human rights group.
January 28, 2015
Deutschland Terror Razzia gegen Islamisten in Berlin

'Orientation' needed

A Berlin raid against Islamists involved suspects from the Caucasus. An expert reflects on whether they pose a threat.
January 16, 2015
Putin and Erdogan at a meeting in St. Petersburg in November 2013 Photo: REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin

Political rivals, Turkey and Russia focus on trade

Turkish and Russian leaders hope for a boost to business ties between the countries ahead of Russian President Putin's visit to Turkey. Neither side wants political differences to strain bilateral trade relations.
November 30, 2014

A Soviet-Georgian life

Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet Union's foreign minister under Gorbachev, has died.
July 7, 2014
Van Rompuy mit Garibashvili in Tiflis 14.05.2014

EU encourages Georgia, Moldova

Georgia and Moldova are to sign association agreements with the EU in Brussels late next month. Visiting Tbilisi, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Georgia should not be swayed by "external" pressure.
May 14, 2014
Ukrainian servicemen at the Pokryshkin airbase at Belbek in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Photo: ITAR-TASS / Stanislav Krasilnikov)

Applying history in Crimea

Comparing Crimea to the Caucasus is over-simplified, but could help policy makers understand Russia.
March 8, 2014