... insignificant. A victory for the radicals in Syria would become a reliable instrument in the hands of the United States to keep in suspense not only Washington’s allies in Europe, Israel and the Gulf countries, but also to destabilise Central Asia and the Caucasus.
The secular regimes of all countries in this region neighbouring Russia would be under threat. It’s well-known that a significant number of extremist recruits from Central Asia participated in radical groups in Syria and Iraq. Thus, Russia ...
Despite international security problems that overshadow Caucasus challenges, the region retains its independent significance
In late 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council published
The Evolution of the Post-Soviet Space: Past, Present and Future
, a major anthology attempting to conceptualise ...
On June 17, 2019, Rudolf Michalka, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, his advisor Pietro Guastamacchia, and Siegfried Woeber from the OSCE CPC Caucasus Desk visited Russian International Affairs Council to gain new insights on the South Caucasus prior to a conference in Geneva
On June 17, 2019, Rudolf Michalka,...
... — Tbilisi — Kars railway line, inaugurated on October 30th 2017, and going through Turkmenistan, Iran, Armenia and Georgia.
Ruslan Mamedov, Olga Pylova:
On the Road to “Strategic Depth” in the Black Sea Region
As underlined during the South Caucasus Security Forum 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia remains committed to NATO and European Union integration while pretty much all neighbor countries have decided to focus on other partners. As a matter of fact, Armenia has become a member of the Eurasian ...
On September 9, 2018, «Caucasus Dialogue – 2018» opened in Arkhyz (Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia). The event is organized by Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund and Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).
On September ...
On April 10, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with representatives of the International Crisis Group on security issues in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
On April 10, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with representatives of the International Crisis Group on security issues in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the event: ...
... regional dynamics, Turkey and Azerbaijan have succeeded to intensely improve their relations throughout the last quarter of century. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, one of the regions Turkey discovered after a long period of time was the Caucasus, alongside the Central Asia with its close historical, ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious ties. Azerbaijan’s geopolitical and strategic location thereupon allowed and paved the way for Turkey to reach beyond the Caspian Sea and ...
A Different Interpretation of “the Caucasus Concert”
Is it possible to ensure stability and security in the Caucasus through engagement by other states? Jos Boonstra, Head of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Program at FRIDE, offers his view on the subject.
J. Boonstra’s ...
