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Articles by Thomas de Waal
opinion
Thomas de Waal
A Precarious Peace for Karabakh
The November 10 agreement may turn out to be a rapidly assembled construction that is not sustainable.
opinion
Thomas de Waal
Chechnya’s Awkward Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, the Russian government went to war in Chechnya. Few will be marking this anniversary.
4 Min read
opinion
Thomas de Waal
Abkhazia and the Danger of ‘Ossetianization’
When Georgian-Russian relations suffer a downturn — as they have over the crisis of the last month — the people who live in Abkhazia suffer too.
opinion
Thomas de Waal
What Is Behind Georgia's 'Anti-Russia' Protests
The same Georgian can welcome a Russian tourist to his shop or vineyard while categorically reject any restoration of diplomatic relations with Moscow...
opinion
Thomas de Waal
Sochi's Ghost Haunts Baku
If Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev had intended the inaugural European Games in Baku to be the occasion on which the world finally showered admiration...
opinion
Thomas de Waal
Kadyrov’s Menace Casts a Shadow Over Moscow
In June 2004, a few weeks after the assassination of pro-Moscow Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya sought out his...
opinion
Thomas de Waal
20 Years On, Chechnya Still Traumatized by War
Today marks 20 years since the beginning of the First Chechen War, when Russian forces launched a three-pronged attack on Grozny, the Chechen capital...
opinion
Thomas de Waal
Peace for Our Time in Nagorno-Karabakh
Call it a sleeping volcano, the elephant or perhaps even the mammoth in the room. The Armenian-Azeri conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is the longest-running...