Ukraine is Back on Russia’s Agenda
The vast attention paid to China’s Belt and Road Initiative misses the historical precedents on which it is based. Hearkening back to the nomadic understanding of the geography of medieval times, the Chinese are following through on what the Mongols, and later Tamerlane...
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Russia: The Neighbor From Hell
Three crises along Russia’s borders offer an insight into how the Kremlin tries to translate turbulence into geopolitical profit.
From Belarus to Ukraine to Georgia, an arc of instability has emerged, offering opportunities for malign activities by foreign powers....
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For China, Private Military Companies are the Future
Despite the troubles the industry currently faces, Beijing is likely to increase its reliance on PMCs. The present international environment—with a deteriorating global security situation and a sprawling Belt and Road Initiative—underlines the need for protection of gro...
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Proceed With Caution: South Caucasus Inch Forward
Connectivity in the South Caucasus gets a major boost with Armenia’s railroad agreement.
There is good news from the South Caucasus, at least for some. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a bloody conflict in the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh last year and yet 12 months...
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When Avoiding and Hiding from the Essence of an Issue
The country is facing many problems, some of which are so serious that even much stronger states than us Georgians are struggling to find adequate responses to them. Many problematic issues, from top to bottom, are raised by our history and national characteristics, whe...
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Dr. Khatuna Burkadze - Georgia as a Black Sea littoral state is strategically significant for the West
Interpressnews discussed the results of the NATO Defense Ministerial, the importance of the visit of the U.S.Secretary of Defense to Georgia and Georgia’s grand strategy with Prof. Dr. Khatuna Burkadze, Director of American and Euro-Atlantic Studies at Geocase, an alumn...
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