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ARMENIA BETWEEN “RUSSIAN HAMMER” AND “WESTERN ANVIL”
Debate goes on about the potential outcome of official Yerevan’s decision to join the Customs Union (CU). Armenian experts primarily criticize the leadership of the country on this issue. They have become sensitive in
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BIDZINA IVANISHVILI: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN – PRIME MINISTER?
Georgia’s richest person Bidzina Ivanishvili serves as the country’s prime Minister since 25 December 2012. On several occasions, Ivanishvili has declared his intention to quit the job after the presidential elections in the country on 27 October, 2013;
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AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM: LESSONS OF HISTORY
Ideas are being voiced lately about America performing a historic mission in the world that emanates from a commitment to establish a liberal world order. However, it has to be recognized that in reality,
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GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS: TENSIONS ALONG U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA DIRECTION
Some intriguing aspects of geopolitical processes are surfacing on the global scale. It is along with a dire situation in the Middle East that some thought-provoking events are developing in the Central Asia and
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CENTRAL ASIA: NEW STAGE OF BIG GAME
Important developments are taking place around Central Asia against a background of geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Steps taken by superpowers in terms of the region are in global spotlight. It appears that
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WHERE DOES THE GULF STAND ON THE SYRIA CHEMICAL DEAL?
The Syrian chemical weapons deal between the United States and Russia appears to be fraught with dangers. There are a number of immediate problems in the wake of the diplomatic breakthrough that the euphoria
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AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS – ARTICLE I
New millennium is distinguished by a characteristic struggle between civilizations in the geopolitical domain. Introduced by Samuel Huntington as a new theory of international relations, clash of civilizations driven international relations underlie geopolitical landscape
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FEAR OF LOSING UKRAINE: PERSPECTIVE FROM MOSCOW AND BRUSSELS
New heights of geopolitical struggle between European Union and Russia are being speculated upon lately. The reason is Ukraine gearing up for the signing of the association agreement with the EU. Analysis of internal
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THE IMPLICATION OF THE CASPIAN REGION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NEW ENERGY ORDER
In the aftermath of collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, several arguments have been put forward in order to define the new system of the world. One of these arguments has been the
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AZERBAIJAN, TURKMENISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN: THE THREE PROMISING HYDROCARBON STATES OF THE CASPIAN REGION
Azerbaijan: A Brief Information of the Country’s Energy Policy As a landlocked energy exporter, Azerbaijan’s oil export infrastructure crosses neighboring states before accessing world markets.[1] Baku’s preference of an east-west route through Georgia and
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