More: Abkhazia
Abkhazia’s Cold Relationship with Central Asia
When violence erupted in Kazakhstan in January of this year, Abkhaz President Aslan Bzhania published a statement where he supported the Kazakh government and...
For Abkhazia and South Ossetia Security with Russia Equals Economic Troubles
Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine expands Moscow’s “separatist empire.” But it also puts tremendous pressure on Georgia’s occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia....
The Belarusian Irony of Fate in Abkhazia
Will Abkhazia's Christmas present this year be a long-awaited diplomatic recognition by Belarus? Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the authorities in Minsk...
Fears of Russian Influence Haunt Abkhazia
Geopolitics informs Russian attitude toward Abkhazia. It is both of benefit and curse for Abkhazian elites who aspire to a greater level of maneuverability...
Abkhazia- Syria relations: Towards a Domino Effect with Belarus and North Korea?
Following Syria’s diplomatic recognition of Abkhazia in 2018, Abkhazia opened its embassy in Damascus in October 2020, attesting to the strengthening of relations between...
A Fateful Step Towards Annexation
It’s easy to lose sight of regional developments amid high political drama. The story of Alexei Navalny’s poisoning, flight to Germany, return, and arrest...
Abkhazia Is Not Crimea but Everything Is Set to Become It
New suspicions over the status of Abkhazia emerge along with every political move of Russia. While the leadership of South Ossetia has been wholeheartedly...
From the Soviet Riviera to Bitcoin’s Paradise: The Unforeseen Case of Abkhazia
Abkhazia holds numerous advantages when it comes to the production of renewable energy, having a territory that is propitious for the deployment of solar...
Abkhazia: Attempts to Play a Realpolitik Game?
Abkhazia faces a dilemma between closer integration with Russia, which could bring an effective loss of its independence hopes, and long term internal troubles...
Abkhazians & Ossetians in Georgia
Authors: Prof. Dr. Tedo Dundua & Dr. Emil Avdaliani
In light of the disinformation campaign carried out by Russian information networks and picked up by...