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Brace for impact – Scenarios for Renewed Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
Richard Giragosian – Yerevan
For the European Union, the past several years have been marked by a series of unexpected challenges in the security sector. On the whole, the sheer size and depth of the EU have greatly hindered its capacity for either rapid reaction or robust response to … Lire la suite
« Belarus Chronicles » Daily Report from Nikita Taranko Acosta, CREER Analyst
In Belarus since the last elections, Nikita reports daily for the CREER, giving us some valuable information and personal impression on what’s going on in his birth country.
Multi-skilled professional analyst with several areas of expertise, such as international relations, regional analysis of European affairs and research on … Lire la suite
Sondage sur l’image de la Russie en France
L’Ours Magazine a publié une étude auprès des Français pour connaître leur image de la Russie, sa culture, sa population. Voici le compte-rendu de cette étude réalisée entre le 28 avril et le 6 mai 2020. Vous vous trouverez ci-dessous le lien vers le sondage complet et les analyses de … Lire la suite
Turkey to Seek Larger Role in the Black Sea and the South Caucasus
By Emil Avdaliani – Tbilisi
As Turkey-Russia disagreements intensify in northern Syria, another theater – the Black Sea and the South Caucasus – is starting to play a bigger role in Turkey’s thinking in the coming years. Ankara is likely to increase its military and economic cooperation with Georgia and … Lire la suite
South Caucasus’ Role will be overshadowed by the US-Russia Competition Elsewhere in Eurasia
by Emil Avdaliani – Tbilisi
Recent geopolitical developments in Eurasia indicate that the South Caucasus’ relative importance could be overshadowed by West-Russia competition over Belarus, Ukraine and Central Asia. This trend was quite visible during Mike Pompeo’s visit to Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan which laid out the US administration’s … Lire la suite
Political and Economic interests of Japan in South Caucasus: Perspectives of Cooperation
By Emil Avdaliani – Tbilisi
Though Japan was among the first to recognize the independence of three South Caucasus states, relations with Tbilisi, Yerevan and Baku remained limited in the 1990s. It is only in the 2010s that we saw an increased effort from Tokyo to build deeper economic cooperation. … Lire la suite
Russia’s Changing Economic Attitude towards Abkhazia & Tskhinvali Regions
By Emil Avdaliani – Tbilisi
Looking at the arc of separatist states on the Russian borders, there have recently been interesting developments which might signal a new approach in Moscow’s policies.
Ukraine’s Lugansk and Donetsk, Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, Moldova’s Transdnistria region – all these territories were helped and … Lire la suite
The effects of the Iranian crisis on Albania and the Balkans
By Luca Mazzacane
During the press conference on the 8th of January, that followed the assassination of Soleimani, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labelled Albania as a western-backed antagonist country that seeks to interfere with the Islamic Republic and foments the conflict in Iran1. In his speech, Khamenei addressed to … Lire la suite
Iran’s Middle East Strategy
By Emil Avdaliani – Tbilisi
Op-Ed
A look at the map of the Middle East reveals three major geographic regions: the Anatolian Peninsula (Turkey), the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) and the Iranian Plateau (Iran).
All three regions are partially protected by seas, deserts and mountain ranges. All three represent major … Lire la suite
Eurasian Economic Union Might Expand
By Emil Avdaliani
As the strained Russia-EU relations somewhat softened recently, and a rising cooperation is being seen over questions such as Ukraine and Moldova, Russia is on the economic offensive throughout the former Soviet space.
Valentina Matviyenko, a high ranking Russian official, announced recently that Uzbekistan had already decided … Lire la suite