Joshua Kucera

Alumni

Tbilisi-Based Journalist

Areas of Expertise

Field

International Relations

Journalism & Communications

Location

Joshua Kucera is a journalist based in Tbilisi, Georgia, and a 2016 graduate of the REECA master's program. He has covered the former Soviet Union for more than 15 years, for publications including Slate, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. From 2016 to 2022 he was the Turkey/Caucasus editor at Eurasianet, managing the coverage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey.

My Insights:

Presidents Ilham Aliyev at COP 29 on Nov 13. Website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Ahead of COP29, Azerbaijan Pushes Back Against Bad Press

November 10, 2024

A petrostate accused of greenwashing and human rights violations is hosting an international climate conference with hopes that it will improve its international reputation, alum Joshua Kucera writes.

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TbilissiElection poster of an opposition party in Georgia

After Preliminary Election Results, Disappointment for Georgia's Opposition

October 26, 2024

The country’s illiberal ruling party won a narrow victory — enough to maintain power but not to make good on its extreme promise of banning opposition parties, writes our alum Joshua Kucera.

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A refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh makes bread in Armenia.

Armenians, Azerbaijanis Still Dreaming of Home a Year After Karabakh Recaptured

September 24, 2024

Azerbaijan is trying to rebuild and resettle the territories it has retaken, alum Joshua Kucera writes — moving fastest in Karabakh, where infrastructure remains largely intact, but sweeping away signs of the enclave's Armenian legacy as it goes.

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