Publications

Germany, the EU, and the South Caucasus
26 Jan 2023
Over the course of 2022, Germany turned from being an ardent opponent to EU expansion to becoming its enabler. Reasons vary, but the war in Ukraine and the resulting changes in connectivity, availability of energy resources and diminishing economic contacts with Russia,...
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International Survey & Analysis of Laws and Regulations Addressing Internet Addiction and/or Problematic Usage of the Internet
Author: 24 Jan 2023
World Journal of Public Health has published the research article - International Survey & Analysis of Laws and Regulations Addressing Internet Addiction and/or Problematic Usage of the Internet - co-authored by Zviad Kirtava, MD, PhD, Director of Healthcare studies at...
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Iran and Russia Are Closer Than Ever Before
Author: 6 Jan 2023
Emil Avdaliani's comments for Foreign Policy on how relations between Iran and Russia changed amid the war in Ukraine.   In the first two days of 2023, evidence of a newfound friendship between Russia and Iran was on full display across the war-battered cities...
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What Has Competition to Do with Inequality?
Author: 5 Jan 2023
1. Introduction Inequality has been one of the most debated issues. By far the leading explanations of inequality revolve around technological progress and globalization of trade (Alvaredo, et al., 2013), but these are not the only contributing factors. Recent empiri...
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Kazakhstan’s Expanding Multi-Vector Foreign Policy
4 Jan 2023
Recently, Kazakhstani Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov declared that, while his country maintains close ties with Russia and Uzbekistan on gas transit, no formal discussions have been held regarding the possible formation of a gas union, the trilateral initiative sugges...
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Nikoloz Khatiashvili: "This factor may become a catalyst for our rapprochement with NATO and the European Union"
29 Dec 2022
In an interview with the news agency he spoke about various issues, including regarding the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the West.   - Given Russia's war against Ukraine we see that the importance of the Middle Corridor is increasing Obviously, th...
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