Georgia in the Post-Liberal World Order
18 June 2021
We live in the post-liberal world order. Post-liberalism does not mean abandoning liberal values, although the energy and ambitions that have characterized this global project under US leadership since the 1990s are nowadays dwindling significantly. Post-liberalism will...
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China and Russia Build a Central Asian Exclusion Zone
16 June 2021
China and Russia are about to introduce a new order in Central Asia while the West is preoccupied elsewhere
Last month, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted the China+Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the Chinese city of Xi'an. This is t...
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A short letter regarding the approaching NATO summit and anticipating future summits
Every NATO summit that has been held over the past decade has been a test of Georgia’s patience and expectations given Tbilisi's deserved ambition to formally join the Alliance. NATO has even established a tradition of appraising this or that form of progress in NAT...
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Silk, Spices and Oil - ‘Transcaucasian’ Trade Route and Georgia
31 May 2021
Authors:
Emil Avdaliani, Director of Middle East Studies, Geocase
Tedo Dundua, Professor of History, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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Georgia’s Defense Investments Can Send Message to NATO
28 May 2021
Georgia could start its own production of drones, which would strengthen its bid to join the NATO alliance.
NATO aspirations require military efficiency. This includes having a proper air defense system and an effective army to withstand foreign aggression (at leas...
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China Seeks to Boost its Role in the Arctic
25 May 2021
As of late, China has increased its engagement within the Arctic region. Natural resources, as well as new, trans-oceanic trade routes, motivate Beijing to seek larger space for itself. As the region is effectively a closed one, China has to partner with regional states...
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Forensic Age Estimation of Unaccompanied Minor Migrants in the EU
In the last years, the European Union has been facing unprecedented massive flows of unaccompanied minor migrants (UAMs) from regions struggling with poverty, war and natural disasters. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), unaccompanied...
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A Counter-Enlightenment Creeps Through Eurasia
13 May 2021
Eurasia’s illiberal states are withstanding the liberal democratic project and ultimately popularizing authoritarian methods of governance
We live in the age of counter-Enlightenment. What seemed like a collection of dispersed autocratic and simply illiberal states...
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The US, China, and the Race for 5G in the South Caucasus
12 May 2021
As the US-China geopolitical divide looms ever larger and competing visions for global order are yet to crystallize, the technological realm and the spread of 5G is one area where both Beijing and Washington are pursuing different scenarios. As the signaling for potent...
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