The Caliber.Az interview with Emil Avdaliani, Director of Middle East Studies at Geocase
7 Oct 2021
The interview is available in Russian. Please download the PDF
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Erdogan the Likely Winner as Post-War Armenia Rethinks
3 Oct 2021
Turkey’s foray into the South Caucasus seems to be paying off, as the country nibbles away at Russia’s long-held hegemony in the region.
It is only a year since Turkey demonstrated its new power in the South Caucasus, providing significant military and other help t...
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Polish Democracy in Danger: When The Unlawful Dictate The Law
On 22 October 2020, the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland ruled that abortions in the case of malformation of the fetus are unconstitutional, the decisions that sparked the largest protests Poland has seen since the fall of communism. Hundreds of thousan...
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(Stereotypical) Perceptions vs Changeable Conditions: From Idealism to Realism
When evaluating current events developing around our country, here, we will rely upon only two voluntary limitations or “blockages”. By using these “blockages” while expressing realistic opinions and drawing conclusions, in this discussion, we will maintain a necessary...
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The Rise of the Indo-Pacific
15 Sept 2021
The world is witnessing the rise of a new geopolitical concept: the Indo-Pacific. The shift of American attention toward the Indo-Pacific could create more room for maneuver for China, Russia, and Iran in their respective neighborhoods over the long term.
The worl...
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Volunteering in an Orphanage: Noble Intention with Counterproductive Outcomes
Volunteering is becoming an immensely popular activity around the world. Volunteering is a voluntary act, of an individual or group, giving time and effort for community service without getting paid. Volunteering is promoted to young people as an opportunity to have a u...
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Prospects of Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement
9 Sept 2021
Potential Armenia-Turkey rapprochement could have a major influence on South Caucasus geopolitics. The opening of the border would allow Turkey to have a better connection with Azerbaijan beyond the link it already has with the Nakhchivan exclave. Moscow will not be ent...
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Iran Plays Eurasianist Card
7 Sept 2021
China and Iran signed an expansive deal in Tehran on March 27 this year. Neither Iranian nor Chinese leadership revealed the details of the agreement, but analysts suggest that it was largely along the lines of a leaked 18-page draft published last year by The New York...
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A New Fault-line through Georgia
16 July 2021
As emotions subside, it is now time to put what happened in Tbilisi into perspective. In a conservative country such as Georgia, antagonism to all the things liberal could run deep at times. Resistance to novelties, especially those sexual or religious, is bound to caus...
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