Features and Analysis

Salaries rise 7% while house prices climb 12.4%: Is it worth buying home in Azerbaijan?

August 31, 2026

Someone earning the country's average salary would have to save their entire income for 12 and a half years to afford an average-priced flat.

War in Ukraine

Freedom was not so simple: How a defender of Mariupol is learning to live after captivity

War in Ukraine

August 27, 2026

Mariupol defender Anatoliy Vasylchenko spent two years and eight months in Russian captivity

Georgia-Russia

Is Georgia expecting a new wave of migrants from Russia?

Georgia-Russia

August 25, 2026

As rumours of a possible mobilisation spread in Russia, Georgia fears a new wave of Russian migrants and another rise in housing prices.

Debate over the Treaty of Georgievsk in Georgia

Georgia-Russia

Why has Georgia's government revived debate over Treaty of Georgievsk?

Georgia-Russia

August 24, 2026

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze says the 1783 agreement with the Russian Empire saved Georgia and the Georgian nation.

Armenia's new parliament: balance of power, tools of government and opposition's dead end

Armenia

August 22, 2026

Political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan on what to expect from Armenia's ninth National Assembly and the tactics chosen by the government and opposition amid the country's pressing challenges

School uniforms return to Georgia's public schools: what you need to know

Georgia

August 18, 2026

Why are many parents unhappy with the new policy?

Peaceful return of Abkhazia: opposition leader Nika Gvaramia's vision for Georgia's policy

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

August 17, 2026

Overcoming trauma and building unity through mutual interests

Judges vs ordinary pensioners in Azerbaijan: what the law and figures show

Azerbaijan

August 15, 2026

A judge’s pension is 23 times higher than the minimum pension and 12–13 times higher than the average pension. Yet judges are taking the government to court, demanding even higher payments

Armenian workers turn to Europe instead of Russia

Russia no longer attracts Armenian migrant workers as they look for new opportunities in Europe

Armenia-EU

August 14, 2026

Russia, once the main destination for Armenian labour migrants, is losing its appeal. Many migrants are returning home, while others are seeking new opportunities in Europe

Relatives of missing Russian soldiers demand that the state search for them. In response, they are accused of working for Ukrainian intelligence

Eastern Europe

August 09, 2026

How the russian state leaves families of missing soldiers without answers — and what happens to those who speak out about the system’s failures

August, 2008. Chronology of the war over South Ossetia in facts and photos

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

August 07, 2026

August five-day war: what happened. JAMnews has published a detailed, chronological review of how the war started and unfolded over those five days

Analysis of Kobakhidze's "Russophobia" statement

Why Georgia's prime minister is talking about 'Russophobia' ahead August war anniversary

August war 2008

August 05, 2026

The prime minister partly shifted the focus away from Russia's actions in 2008 and towards the stance of his political opponents in Georgia

Azerbaijan's TikTok arrests: limits of 'public morality' and freedom of expression

Arrests in Azerbaijan

August 05, 2026

TikTok users are being sentenced to short-term administrative detention one after another

From "rapid response" to possible law: who are Georgia's national values being protected from?

Georgia

August 05, 2026

The government has not ruled out introducing legislation aimed at preventing what it describes as the erosion of Georgia's national identity

Georgian scam call centres: old fraudsters, new address? An investigation

Georgia

August 04, 2026

The criminal network exposed in 2025 may have continued operating after simply relocating to another street in Tbilisi, according to a journalistic investigation

$94.3m in violations: What Azerbaijan's mid-year audit reveals

Azerbaijan

July 27, 2026

During the reporting period, the chamber carried out 20 compliance audits, two financial audits, eight performance audits and three analytical reviews.

Armenia's labour market trends: Social media replaces employment agencies as jobs and wages grow

Armenia

July 24, 2026

We look at which professions are currently in highest demand, how employers recruit and select candidates, and why job seekers increasingly prefer foreign companies.