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The Big Picture: Dagestan

Situated in the North Caucasus mountains, bordering the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Dagestan, a Russian Republic,  is one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the Caucasus, with around

Revelations: Wikileaks and The Caucasus

Wikileaks, the international organization publishing confidential and unavailable documents from anonymous sources released more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables to  El Pais, Le Monde, Der Spiegal, Guardian and the

The Big Picture: The Caucasus

A battleground for culture, religion and politics, the Caucasus is a collection of countries wedged between Turkey, Iran and Russia. Comprised of Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a handful of