For Members Only: The Consequences of the Caspian Summit’s Foreign Military Ban
Last September brought with it major changes to the hotly contested Caspian Sea region. These changes were revealed at the IV Caspian Summit held...
The Irony of Revolution: JCPOA as Youth Coercion Tool in Iran
Authors: Dr. Matthew Crosston, Paula Malott The recently signed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, France,...
Poppies and Power: Fighting Drug Addiction in a Post-Nuclear Iran
With the slow lifting of Iranian sanctions, the government will have opportunity to utilize the benefits of a burgeoning economy. With its target of...
Azeri Janus: Baku Balancing both East and West
Since its transition to independence, Azerbaijan has looked both east and west for its place on the world stage. Predominantly Muslim, Azerbaijan has no...
Zimbabwe and Belarus Strengthen Business Ties
It was, indeed, one more step for Zimbabwe to break all barriers that have impeded progress in its economic diplomacy and to seek an...
Christians, the world’s most persecuted people
The Independent had in 2014 described Christians as the world’s most persecuted people. Based on Open Doors each month 322 Christians are killed for...
The Future of Turkey: the Kurdish question and the economic outlook
The last parliamentary elections in Turkey mark a political and an institutional turning point in the country's history. The importance of the vote derives...
“Pyrrhic Sovereignty” – The Treasure of the Tengiz
History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes - or so goes the adage. This is at play in the Caspian today as...
Europe and China – Factors of Mutual Understanding
Geopolitics: enmity, rapprochement, concrete political or military decisions besides straightforward interests are often based on perceptions and influenced by the (lack of) understanding of...
Russian Nemesis? Cold War Pathologies and Analytical Afflictions
There have been numerous articles on the authoritarian strengthening of power in Russia and Putin’s backsliding from democracy throughout the 2000s. Russian positions and...