Biden and the US policy towards the South Caucasus
Joe Biden’s administration will face multiple foreign policy issues which diminished America’s global position in the last four years. Among them will be a...
Anno Domini 2020: Not Only Covid-19
In a little less than two weeks, the annus horribilis 2020 will (finally!) come to an end. A year that has seen the whole...
The Caspian Sea as Battleground
Populated at the time by fluent Hebrew speakers, the Israel desk of Armenia’s foreign ministry waited back in 1991— in the immediate wake of...
Azerbaijan and Turkey’s genocidal assault against Armenians
From September 27 to November 10, the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus was exposed to a genocidal assault at the...
RECP, START and Germany´s Indo-Pacific Strategy
There are five interesting events in US-Eurasian relations: First the rejection by the Trump-USA of Putin’s offer to extend the initial START contract by...
Turkey’s Groundless Claims for Greek Islands in the Aegean
Turkey’s expansionism into the waters of the East Mediterranean over the last year rekindled maritime differences with Greece over the delineation of continental shelf...
Russia, Germany (…Europe): the “Big Game” of International Relations opens again
In 1992 the Japanese American historian and political scientist, Francis Fukuyama, gained his undeserved 15 minutes of fame by publishing a pamphlet with an...
The Limits of China’s Involvement in South Caucasus
As the Second Karabakh War ended, all regional players’ interests were scrutinized in detail. One power however, China, was largely absent from the analysis. Official...
France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam
Punching above its weight, the United Arab Emirates is wielding a combination of religious soft power, commercial and economic sway, and hard power in...
“Insurgent Holidays”: Greece’s Three Annual Days of Political Violence
September to December is a time of holidays in the West, but in Greece, it is also a time of “insurgent holidays”: three specific...