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Is one Putin things in order?
Russia is not widely known for its outstanding abilities in soft power. That could be explained, albeit not justified, for the strong concision characteristic...
Baiting the Bear: U.S. Congressional Attitudes Keeping Russia the Enemy
America seems reluctant in accepting the fairly benign fact that countries do not like to be dictated to and thus misses opportunities for creating...
Azerbaijan as a Model of Civility in the Caspian Region
To many around the world, Azerbaijan is considered a remote and mysterious place. If they have even heard of it. This is surprising because...
BRICS Bank Could Change the Game
In full-fledged preparation for the official launch of BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) as an extraordinary highlight event during the July Summit under his...
Football, money and politics
Several days before the FIFA’s presidential elections, one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history of the organization has burst out. ...
The Caucasian Cold War
The phrase ‘Cold War’ typically brings about thoughts of a worldwide geopolitical struggle. However there is a new ‘Cold War’ brewing in the Caucasus...
Security and Stability in the Southern Caucasus
More than twenty years ago, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation 1247 (1994). The Recommendation read: “In view of their...
New Perspectives for Russia- Nigerian Relations
Nigerian diplomatic representatives, African researchers, non-governmental organizations, business people from Russia and Nigerian diaspora, local and foreign media representatives participated a one-day round-table discussions...
The growing importance of the Caspian countries and their constant changes
In this series of articles, we intend to present an overview on the Caspian countries, their history, their changing politics and economy in order...
Caspian Energy Politics
Overland, I., Kjaernet, H. and Kendall-Taylor, A. (eds). (2009) Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. New York: Routledge. Offering an expansion on...