More: Caucasus
The European Union Policy in the South Caucasus
The European Union appeared on the South Caucasus scene in the early 90s. The EU launched the TACIS (Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of...
Revolution in the South Caucasus
Overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the South Caucasus is witnessing huge developments which could potentially decrease tensions between Armenia on the one hand...
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....
South Caucasus Shudder in the Shadow of Russia’s War
Balancing is the most commonplace word in the South Caucasus. This is how the three states approach the war Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As the...
Georgia: Balanced on a Knife-Edge
Russia’s war on Ukraine transfixes the world, and for obvious reasons. The sheer brutality and the size of the attack on Europe’s second-biggest state...
Ukraine Amid Russian Aggression: A View from Armenia
Armenia was the sole member of the Council of Europe, which aligned with Russia in voting against the expulsion of Russia from the organization...
Turkey in the Black Sea Region: Risks for Russia?
On February 3, 2022, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an official visit to Ukraine, during which he managed to put his signature...
What awaits the Armenia-Azerbaijan relations in 2022?
Notwithstanding occasional flare-ups and infrequent deadly clashes, the past year marked a remarkably peaceful and promising period in the post-Soviet history of the Armenia-Azerbaijan...
Moscow’s Caucasian Conundrum: Turkish-Russian Relations and the Limits of “Strategic Competition”
Authors: Pietro Shakarian and Benyamin Poghosyan*
Russo–Turkish relations have been at the forefront of recent media discussions. Cooperative competition, “frenemies,” managed rivalry, “co-opetition,” and other...
Much More Than Just Ukraine
A war scare in Ukraine is a pivotal moment for the West. It tests transatlantic resolve, unity, and the very foundations of NATO. Failure...