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On October 16, 2014, RIAC held a regular expert meeting under its project "Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue", with the Georgian side represented by the International Center on Conflicts and Negotiations ( ICCN ) and the initiative supported by the government of Switzerland. The session was opened by RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov ...
On August 16-17, 2014, Istanbul hosted a regular expert session within project “ Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue ” maintained by the Russian International Affairs Council and Georgian International Center of Conflicts and Negotiations ( ICCN ) with support of the Swiss government. The Russian side was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan ...
... region to deny EU efforts at wooing them away from the Russian sphere of influence. Specifically, Russia was able to influence Ukraine to work closer with the Customs Union and not sign an association agreement with the EU, however, both Moldova and Georgia chose to pursue the EU over closer cooperation with Russia. While the world's attention is focused on Ukraine and the protests over Ukraine's refusal to sign the association agreement with the European Union at the Vilnius Summit,...
Potential Outcomes for Transcaucasian Rearmament Since late 1980s, Transcaucasia, the region covering Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, has intermittently been the focal point of flashpoints and low-intensity conflicts, some between the countries themselves (all of which have at times participated in combat). The latest hot conflict dates back to 2008, when Georgia attempted ...
... empires) and not by nation states, especially if they are small states. The starting point for assessing both spheres of Shevardnadze’s activities is the same – his time as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was then that his two goals as a politician manifested themselves: to reform the Soviet (socialist) system (the USSR) and to make Georgia a fully fledged constituent entity of the Soviet Union . He was well aware ...
Migration in Russia and Georgia Today This article offers an analysis of the importance of demography as a major influence on the development of ties between Russia and Georgia, a factor which effectively facilitated neighborly and mutually beneficial relations between the ...
Terrorism and Russian-Georgian Border Zone Security It is widely accepted that Russia and Georgia are tough and irreconcilable opponents with differences and disagreement over a wide range of issues. At the same time, Moscow and Tbilisi often face common threats, and the ...
... modern world, resolving political differences is increasingly dependent on the incentives that economic partners have to cooperate. After a long period of an almost complete suspension of any economic relations between the two countries, Russia and Georgia have now been given a chance to build a new system of economic collaboration based on their respective geo-economic and geopolitical interests. Preconditions for Improving Bilateral Relations Georgia has been in the spotlight of Russia’s ...
On May 8, 2014 the Russian-Georgian Civic Center, Tbilisi, hosted the presentation of working paper “ Russian-Georgian Relations: in Search for New Ways for Development ” issued jointly by RIAC and Georgian International Center of Conflicts and Negotiations ( ICCN )....
Knowledge of History Is Nothing, Learning Its Lessons Is Everything As of late, Georgia, which used to be one of the closest Soviet republics to Russia, has become Moscow’s most problematic partner of all the Transcaucasian states. And this has happened despite a common two-century history and Orthodox faith as well as the ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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