What’s The EEU And What Are Its Chances?
Five years ago, Moscow had every reason to feel secure about its neighborhood. Ally Kazakhstan was settling in as the first post-Soviet state to chair the Organization for Security and...
The South Caucasus: Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’ And Putin’s Doctrine
by Mahir Khalifazadeh, Ph.D,* ABSTRACT The article reviews the key priorities of President Obama's 'reset' policy with Russia. The author analyzes the impact of the 'reset' policy on the South...
Who is Eurasia? The Advent of Politics into Geography
One of the very first things I have learned after starting the school was “Turkey is a bridge between Europe and Asia.” This metaphor of “bridge” has been one of...
The Cracks in the Russia-China Tandem
Discussions on energy security and its geostrategic ramifications continue to be topical for a wide range of states and business stakeholders. For many foreign policymakers, Eurasia, in the first decade...
Russia and its Energy Monopolies
In 1990s, due to the lack of economic independence, Russia was not able to play an active role in international affairs. The country was highly dependent on donations from the...
My Dying Mother: Russia’s Depopulation Crisis and its Consequences
Our dear Mother Russia is sick and dying. Power remains as centralized as ever, and the public is still unable to rely on this centrality for security and health benefits. ...
Regional Energy Projects for Georgia – Turkey – Russia Relations
In July 2011, Turkey hosted an international conference to discuss navigation security issues in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits. Ankara has announced its intention of working with foreign oil companies...
Bacha Khan and Nonviolence: Hope for Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan
It was a historical day that Bacha Khan (1890 - 1988) was born in the strategic tall mountains of Pashtun land located on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bacha...
India and Israel Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities
Today’s strategic environment provides boundless space for both the international and regional actors to understand, share and cooperate with each other in order to protect and secure their own national...
The Tortuous Sino-Russian Arms Trade
The history of Russian-Chinese relations are full of turnarounds and mutual distrust, even disdain at times A century of unequal treaties between the two countries, resulting in Russia’s encroachment on...
Russian Government’s “Selective” Anti-Corruption Campaign In The Energy Sector
By the end of 2011 Russian Prime-Minister V. Putin has begun campaign for fight against corruption in the Russian energy sector. Experts underline, that recent anti-corruption “struggle” in Russia will...
Azerbaijan and the Iran Crisis: Stuck in the Middle
The crisis between Iran and the Western powers continues to escalate. Sanctions, wargames, and the ‘covert war’ being conducted against the Iranian nuclear programme has heightened tensions and raised the...
From “Dublin to Baku”: Future Scenarios on EU’s policies towards Black Sea Region
The Black Sea region (BS) — geographically defined as the land and seascape between the Balkans and the Caucasus and current politically located within the Wider Europe strategy from “Dublin...
So Where’s the Change in Russia?
Vladimir Putin got, and may have partly arranged, the election result he required: a mandate for more of the same, despite the protests of those demanding overall reform and the...
Perfect Nuclear Storm Waiting to Happen in Russia’s Northwest Region
The large-scale nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has acted as a wakeup call for the international community, engendering deep reflection on the consequences of using nuclear...