Twenty-year-old Issac Nyengue, a defender from Cameroon, a football hotbed in Africa, was looking for a little payday and a chance to gain valuable experience in what he thought was a professional European league. So he seized on an opportunity to go the South Caucasus country of Georgia, which aspires to host the 2020 European Football Championships.

Uzbekistan: Where Conscripts Are Eager to Serve

Uzbekistan

When Nodir Tolipov turned 18 last March, old enough to begin his compulsory military service, he was eager to serve...

Georgia: Tbilisi Walks Diplomatic High Wire on Iranian Nuclear Issue

Giorgi Lomsadze

Georgia

Iran

Georgia is clearly the closest US ally in the South Caucasus, moving in lockstep with American interests on just...