... ‘liberation’ of Ukrainian thinking from ‘colonial ties’. This is what Moscow should have been doing in all the former republics since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but lacked the initiative, while the U.S., if partially, achieved its goal in Georgia, and is now close to an even greater success in Ukraine. In this piece, we’ll seek to analyze what the term ‘decolonization’ really denotes drawing on the example of Georgia, which was not recently honored by some Western curators, because ...
... demonstration of resources and opportunities for confrontation.
However, before and after the “Hot August”, both Russia and the West were engaged “competitive cooperation” in the Caucasus despite a complete incompatibility of their positions regarding Georgia’s NATO membership. The OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh settlement, co-chaired by the U.S., France and Russia, survived not only the “five-day war” of 2008, but also the “Russian spring” of 2014. Two military escalations in the Karabakh ...
... keeps pre-existed status-quo: Russia in, the West out, Armenia and Azerbaijan on the brink of yet another military confrontation.
Source: Reuters
The Reaction
Taking this into consideration it is highly interesting how another South Caucasian state, Georgia, reacted on the processes? Analyzing an overall reaction of Georgian political establishment as well as a local academia, professor Ghia Nodia argued that no one actually expected any kind of revolution in the neighboring Armenia. Moreover, no ...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia has gone through a series of disasters, including a civil war, military conflicts in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. Georgian raised against Georgian because of the ‘true values’, believing that there are ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ Georgians. To ...
Tbilisi has not opted for Russia or the West: Georgia goes first
When Russia’s special military operation commenced in Ukraine a year ago, not too many countries have surprised Moscow to the upside by their attitudes to the global changes. However, this was the case with Georgia. While the country ...
..., and with it a possible economic effect. At the same time, Armenia remains a vulnerable country. Excessive international turbulence and fluctuating commodity prices are not in its interests.
Part of the migration flow from Russia has also rushed to Georgia. Tbilisi has distanced itself from the sanctions war, not wanting to suffer losses in the Russian market. The country remains oriented towards the West, but clearly does not want to aggravate relations with Moscow. Georgia’s key interest is ...
... in the South Caucasus region and the role of external players in this region. Other discussion topics included the results and international political consequences of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, the dynamics of the protracted political crisis in Georgia, the upcoming early parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 20, 2021, and other developments in the region.
The event was attended by about forty experts, former and current diplomats, journalists and public figures. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director ...
...
The Liberal Project and Its Relevance for Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh is the latest example, as most of the ethnic quarrels in the South Caucasus are still ongoing since 1991, with Abkhazia and South Ossetia remaining
de facto
[
1
] independent from Georgia, while only one of the three recognized countries (Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan), Armenia, has managed to join a supranational framework [
2
].
In over three decades, the political-economic context of the region has deteriorated with a continuous ...
Abkhazia continues to act as a roadblock for Georgian integration into Western structures
After the Abkhaz War (1992–1993) Abkhazia has found itself in a state of limbo. It is internationally recognised as a sovereign part of Georgia; however, Georgian authority does not extend beyond its border ...
On May 12, 2020, International Crisis Group held an online expert meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on conflict situations in the post-Soviet space, the possibilities of international cooperation in combating coronavirus and preventing humanitarian emergencies in armed conflict zones.
On May 12, 2020, International Crisis Group held an online expert meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on conflict situations in the post-Soviet space, the possibilities of international cooperation...
