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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...

Kazakhstan beyond Borat

Kazakhstan, it seems, has a very clear and coherent idea of what kind of image does it want to project on the international stage...

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...

Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?

Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...

The two turbans – what to expect from hard power in Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran has, undoubtedly, faced hard times and what came lately is no exception to that. The country, governed by Ayatollah...

Iran`s soft solutions for hard realities

Even before soft power was officially introduced into the vocabulary of international relations, its core principles were nevertheless exercised by state entities all over...

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...

Azerbaijan: What awaits beyond sticks and carrots

The country`s power in international relations rests upon various things and the principal distinction into hard and soft power displays particular means to influence...

US-Russia Redux: The Problem with Intellectual Insincerity

There are numerous intellectual sources, from think tanks to governmental agencies, both in the United States and Russia, which are deeply concerned about the...

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Uzbekistan’s Three Roads to the Sea – and None Runs Through Afghanistan

A new Gulf-backed rail memorandum reveals Tashkent's efforts to...
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