Tag: Russia & Eurasia
85 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Russian Weapons in Turkey: A Trojan Horse?
After Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2014, the former Warsaw Pact countries commenced plans to completely break off contacts with Russian arms and military equipment…
March 3, 2020
- Business & Economics
The Causes, Effects, and Manifestations of the Money Laundering Problem in the Former Soviet Union
Where is the illegal money coming from? In most of these cases, the source of the illicit assets was Russia or another country in the former Soviet Union. According to Russia…
February 21, 2020
- Dialogues
Ambassador Richard Morningstar on Energy and Geopolitics in the Caspian Region
GJIA: In past interviews, you have stressed how energy security is also political and economic security. Why, if at all, should the United States and Western Europe care about…
January 31, 2020
- Science & Technology
Renewable Energy Renews Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy
With growing importance attached to natural gas as a clean energy source, Azerbaijan has also made its name as a gas-exporting country. The Southern Gas Corridor—a multimillion…
December 26, 2019
- Conflict & Security
Russia’s Hypersonic Weapons
What are hypersonic weapons? Hypersonic weapons travel faster than Mach 5, or a speed of approximately 1.6 kilometers per second. Many traditional ballistic missiles re-enter the…
December 12, 2019
- Conflict & Security
The South Caucasus Factor of the United States-Russia-Iran Triangle
Moscow officially intervened in Syria in September 2015 to prevent “terrorists” from coming to Russia and staging attacks; in Moscow’s narrative, “thousands” of…
September 16, 2019
- Conflict & Security
NATO at 70: An Analysis of What’s Come, What’s Gone, and What the Future Holds
Looking Back When the Treaty of Brussels was signed on August 25, 1948, the world was, geopolitically-speaking, a strikingly different place. Just three years prior, Germany had…
September 3, 2019
- Business & Economics
Review of “Exploring the Future of Russia’s Economy and Markets” by Bruno Sergi
Sergi’s latest twelve-chapter book is made up of a consortium of essays written by finance, policy, and academic experts. The book originates from a conference called “New…
August 28, 2019
- Global Governance
PART II: Russo-Georgian Dystopia
Russian sanctions might not be that impressive, but they are extremely dangerous for Georgian unity. Russia has been destabilizing that unity since Georgia’s independence in…
July 24, 2019
- Global Governance
PART I: Russo-Georgian Dystopia
“Georgians have always had a grievance complex, because Turks or Persians have always suppressed them. The lack of independence, the inability to have one’s own state —…
July 22, 2019