Joshua Kucera

Alumni

Senior Analyst, South Caucasus, International Crisis Group

Areas of Expertise

Field

International Relations

Journalism & Communications

Location

Before joining Crisis Group in 2025, Joshua Kucera worked as a journalist for more than two decades, specializing in the former Soviet Union. He was Caucasus editor at Eurasianet for six years and covered the region for The Economist and RFE/RL. His articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Guardian, and Slate. Joshua graduated from the Davis Center’s REECA master's program in 2016.

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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