Caucasus
The scene of several wars since the collapse of the USSR, the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia) remains an unstable zone, at the crossroads of Russian, Turkish, Iranian and European influences.
Moscow's Counter-Terrorism Drives the Islamization of the North Caucasus
Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus: Moving Together to Preserve the Status Quo?
Poking the bear? Armenia welcomes European leaders in Russia's backyard
Just as Europe frets over fresh Trump tariffs, a US troop drawdown announced for Germany and the message it sends to a hostile Russia, how about not one but two summits in former Soviet state Armenia. Before a first-ever gathering of EU leaders in Yerevan on Tuesday comes the European Political Community: a talk shop with regional players which also include Ukraine and NATO heavyweights like the UK, Norway and an outside guest who shares superpower proximity problems.
WPC 2024 - Multi-vector Foreign Policies? (Plenary Session)
Friday, December 13, 2024 - 17th edition of the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Plenary session 2: Multi-vector Foreign Policies?
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