Thursday, August 13, 2015

New Polish President Makes Baltic–Black Sea Alliance a Centerpiece of His Foreign Policy

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By Paul Goble Since the time of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, Polish foreign policy thinkers have periodically sought the creation of an a...
Friday, August 7, 2015

Armenia’s Perspectives on the Iranian Nuclear Deal

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By Erik Davtyan On July 14, after a long period of tense and complicated negotiations, the “P5+1” group—the United States, Russia, Fr...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Russia’s Border Marking in Georgia Is Part of Broader Strategy

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By George Tsereteli Over the past two weeks the issue of Georgia’s so-called “border” with the Russian-occupied breakaway region of S...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Russia Bets on China: Picking the Wrong Horse in the Short Term and Long

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By Paul Goble Russians are waking up to the fact that Vladimir Putin’s much-ballyhooed “turn” to China is not bringing Russia the ben...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Estonians of Kabardino-Balkaria Maintain Close Ties With Tallinn

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By Paul Goble Given Vladimir Putin’s aggressive rhetoric about the Baltic countries, Moscow and Tallinn do not maintain warm relation...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Will Threat of Islamic State Push Georgia Closer to Russia?

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By Paul Goble As it has done in Central Asia, Moscow is urging Georgia and other countries in the South Caucasus to return to close...
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Lezgin Areas in Southern Dagestan Seem on a Path Toward Radicalization

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By Valery Dzutsev Until recently, the Lezgin-populated areas of Dagestan—the most violent republic of the North Caucasus—were relativ...