Dialogue (Caucasus)

International Alert has produced a new training manual to promote critical thinking in relation to the conflicts in the South Caucasus.

International Alert is proud to present a new volume of the South Caucasus Literary Almanac, featuring paintings, essays and poetry by renowned and new wri

This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed, transmitted and used in the region. A region-wide research project examined three main modern mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated: through history textbooks; through political discourse; and through the media, including the blogosphere.

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This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed and transmitted in the region. A region-wide research project examined three mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated. A particular focus of interest was how myths associated with the conflicts are subject to domestic political manipulation, how “enemy images” are created, and how these in turn serve to strengthen the resilience of those conflicts to resolution.

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Following the change of government in Georgia in October 2012, International Alert launched a new 'Dialogue through research' process with Georgian and Abkhaz experts, inviting them to take stock of the challenges and opportunities facing both societies, taking a medium-term view to 2020.

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Since the mid-1990s, international and local civil society actors have been engaged in a wide range of initiatives aimed at transforming the conflicts in the South Caucasus. This book brings together the perspectives and reflections of both Western facilitators and local participants from opposing sides of the conflicts. While not claiming to be fully comprehensive, the initiatives described in this book demonstrate the diversity of peacebuilding, including work with politicians, economic actors, women, media, academia and cultural figures, to name a few.

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Первое издание Литературного альманаха Южного Кавказа представляет собой сборник абхазской, армянской, азербайджанской, грузинской и осетинской прозы и поэзии, опубликованных в одном сборнике на русском языке. Цель альманаха является стимулирование виртуального диалога между народами Южного Кавказа посредством литературы и культуры, освоение неиспользованного потенциала деятелей культуры и интеллигенции в деле поощрения терпимости и мира. Уважаемые авторы со всего региона пишут о традициях, культуре и жизни своих сообществ и общечеловеческих ценностях.

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On 29th November 2010, International  Alert hosted a roundtable ‘EU-Caucasus Dialogue on Georgian-Abkhaz Relations’ which was framed as a conversation between diplomats engaged in official dialogue processes and experts from the region on what different actors can contribute to conflict resolution.  The participation of experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, allowed a wide range of perspectives to be taken into account and as each side voiced their priorities and analysed the situation on the ground, a broad picture of the conflict dynamic emerged.

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In March-April 2011, International Alert commissioned a series of portraits of people throughout the conflict-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh from international award-winning photographer Jonathan Banks. The aim of the project was to capture faces of different people that vividly represent the human side of the conflict, where each individual remains above all a human being with his or her right to be what they are, wherever they live, with dignity and in peace.

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