South Caucasus

The South Caucasus between Putin and Erdoğan: Is Russia on Its Way Out?

Image license/credit Over the past few years, a series of wars have caused tectonic shifts that have upset the architecture of the South Caucasus. Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, emerged victorious…

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Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Second-Order Effects of the Russia-Ukraine War

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent ripples through the Caucasus, where frozen conflicts linger in Georgia and its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which have been controlled and…

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How the War in Ukraine is Reformatting the Post-Soviet Space

Every day, Russia’s neighbors observe its hostile actions in Ukraine with concern and uncertainty. The war and its consequences are producing a variety of outcomes, many we cannot predict or…

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Georgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges for a Small State

(Bloomsbury) The South Caucasus is the key strategic region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and the regional powers of Iran, Turkey and Russia and is the land bridge…

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Opening the Araxes Rail Link between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Why the EU Should Support the Connection

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The South Caucasus has entered a new phase since the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, with Baku now holding the advantage. This new paradigm could pave the way…

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In the Caucasus, There Is a Peace Agreement but Not Peace

(Jacobin) Last fall, Armenia was devastated by a six-week war with its neighbor Azerbaijan, ending in the deployment of Russian peacekeepers across the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Yet the “peace agreement” has…

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Kakachia: The recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh vividly demonstrated that major Western actors like the US and EU were absent

(Eurasianet) When Joe Biden becomes president of the United States on January 20, he will be surrounded by a foreign policy team with deep experience in the former Soviet Union. But…

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Will Armenia Recognize the Independence of Nagorno-Karabakh?

(defactostates.ut.ee) Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has not been recognized by any UN member state, including Armenia. There have been some rumors about Uruguay’s willingness to recognize NKR’s independence as well as Tuvalu’s intentions to establish…

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No peacemakers for the new/old Caucasian war: Understanding the Armenia-Azerbaijan clash

(Brookings) full-blown war erupted in the South Caucasus last Sunday, September 27, and as the two belligerents — Armenia and Azerbaijan — mobilize their forces under martial law, no international authority…

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A battle for transportation routes in the Russian neighborhood: Is there a place for small states?

(International Politics) Abstract: Driven by an increased interest in enhancing connectivity, great powers are in the competition to implement their transportation projects. Meanwhile, small states located in the crossroad of the…

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The South Caucasus between Putin and Erdoğan: Is Russia on Its Way Out?

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