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Iran and Georgia: Genuine Partnership or Marriage of Convenience?

Since regaining its independence two decades ago, Georgia, a small weak state, has developed close relations with both regional and great powers and aligned with them in order to compensate…

Russia as an Energy Power between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia

In May 2009, Russia’s National Security Strategy discussed energy for the first time, outlining the country’s opportunities and challenges in the international energy market within the framework of broader security…

Iran and Afghanistan: Cross Border Security Challenges, Conflict Management, and Iran-U.S. Relations

Political, security, and humanitarian developments at the intersection of the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia are interrelated to such an extent that one issue or country cannot be adequately addressed…

Iran’s Nuclear Program Implications for the Dialogue Among Russia, the United States, and Europe

On November 22, 2004, in accordance with an agreement with the EU-3 (Germany, France, and the United Kingdom), Iran stopped enriching uranium. On November 29, 2004, the IAEA Board of…

Enlarging the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Is Iran a Viable Member?

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established on June 15, 2001, by a declaration adopted by six states: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The SCO evolved from mechanisms…

Nuclear Programs in North Korea and Iran: Assessing Russia’s Position

Russia has not figured in the US presidential campaign for a number of obvious reasons. When Russian policy was touched upon–and nearly transformed into a scandal against one of the…

America’s Caspian Policy Under the Bush Administration

At the time of this writing there is no indication of any major change in America's Caspian policy under the Bush administration. On the contrary, a conservative policy agenda will…

What Drives Russia Coverage in the Mainstream American Press?

Foreign affairs coverage in the mainstream media in the United States–centering on the wire services, the newspapers of record (The New York Times, The Washington Post), and the major television…

Value Tradeoffs and America’s Caspian Policy: Energy, the Environment, and Sustainable Development

The Caspian Sea embodies one of the crucial tensions of international politics. On one hand, its vast deposits of oil and gas beckon political elites and multinational corporations to compete…

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