Caucasus Analytical Digest Index of topics - Foreign policy, security policy

Topic	Author	Issue
Protest Attitudes and Protest Behaviour in Georgia	Tamar Khoshtaria, Veronika Pfeilschifter	139
State-NGO Relations Under Georgian Dream: From Discursive Confliction to Institutional Deadlock	Najmin Kamilsoy	139
Dynamics of the Mass Mobilizations Against the Georgian Foreign Agent Law	Clara Weller	139
From “Foreign Agents” to “LGBT Propagandists”: Demonization of Civil Society Organizations in Georgia	Tamar Tolordava	139
The Zangezur Corridor and Threats to the Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the South Caucasus	Elaheh Koolaee, Ahmad Rashidi	136
Azerbaijan and Iran in the Shadows of Karabakh and Ukraine	Alexander Yeo	136
Georgia and Iran: Opportunities and Constraints for Co-operation	George Sanikidze	136
Shifting Sands, Unmoved Mountains? Relations between Armenia and Iran since the Second Karabakh War	Nareg Seferian	136
Pro-Russian Disinformation Narratives in Georgia Since Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine	Tatia Chikhladze and Shota Shiukashvil	135
An Impact of the Influx of Russians in Georgia	Natia Seskuria	135
Unwrapping the Georgian Government’s Reluctance to Align with EU Recommendations	Tatia Tavkhelidze	135
National Identification and Regime Legitimation: The Societal Impact of War in Azerbaijan	Sofie Bedford	134
The Impact of Conflict and Militarization on the Lives of Women and LGBT Persons in Armenia	Ulrike Ziemer	134
Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Georgia: The Role of Religion, Religious Institutions, and Networks in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War	Anna Cieślewska	134
Geopolitics of Infrastructure and Connectivity in the South Caucasus: The Case of Armenia and Azerbaijan	Stefan Meister	132
Iran and the Role of Transit Corridors in the South Caucasus in the Context of the War against Ukraine	Vali Kaleji	132
China’s Infrastructure Investment in the South Caucasus before and after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine	Katja Kalkschmied	132
The Connectivity Debate in the South Caucasus Reconsidered	Laurence Broers	132
Black Sea Geopolitics after the Russia–Ukraine War: View from Georgia	Salome Kandelaki, Bidzina Lebanidze	130
Azerbaijan Amid the Ukrainian Crisis: Perceptions, Implications and Expectations	Anar Valiyev, Ahmad Alili, Fidan Namazova	130
Black Sea Geopolitics after the Russia–Ukraine war: The View from Armenia	Armen Grigoryan	130
Perceptions of the Black Sea Region Security Amid the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: View from Ukraine	Maksym Khylko, Hanna Shelest	130
The EU in Armenia’s Official and Public Eyes	Narek Sukiasyan	129
Perceptions of the EU in Azerbaijan: A Normative Power in Decline?	Najmin Kamilsoy, Anna Zamejc	129
Proving the ‘European Way’: The West in Georgian Far-Right Discourse	Nino Gozalishvili	129
Postwar Karabakh: What Is the Resettlement Potential?	Akif Musayev, Khatai Aliyev, Shabnam Maharramova, Mirvari Gazanfarli	128
Prospects for the Latest Rapprochement Attempt between Turkey and Armenia	Tatia Chikhladze	128
The “3+3” Platform for Regional Cooperation: Conflicting Foreign Policy Preferences	Eka Javakhishvili	128
The Resilience-Security Nexus in the South Caucasus: Can the EU Promote Resilience without Engaging in Geopolitics?	Bidzina Lebanidze, Ashot Aleksanyan, Irena Gonashvili	127
Reaching across the Atlantic to Support Resilient Self-Defence for Georgia	Tiffany G. Williams	127
Transitional Justice, Societal Resilience, and the European Union’s Role in Armenia (2018–2022)	Veronika Pfeilschifter	127
Team Europe in the South Caucasus. Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic	Gulnaz Isabekova	126
Territorial Ambitions in Nagorno-Karabakh: Survey Results Before the 2020 War	John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, Kristin Bakke	121
Post-War Spectres: The Ghosts that Haunt Armenia in the Aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabagh War	Tamar Shirinian	121
“Securitization/De-Securitization” and Attitudes in Azerbaijan in Reaction to the Karabagh Conflict	Leila Alieva	121
Pipelines, Ports and Pressure: Georgia and the Development of Transit Infrastructure in the South Caucasus	Tracey German	112
The Southern Gas Corridor: Prospects and Challenges for EU Foreign Policy	Marco Siddi	112
Encounters at the Grassroots Level: Chinese-Georgian Interactions in the BRI Era	Susanne Fehlings	111
Armenia-Russia Relations: the Revolution and the Map	Alexander Iskandaryan	109
Azerbaijan and Russia: Towards a Renewed Alliance, for a New Era	Murad Ismayilov	109
Russian Hegemony Begets Georgian Discontents: Tbilisi's Search for Strategic Ballast	Michael Cecire	109
What Made Russia Indifferent to the Revolution in Armenia	Pavel K. Baev	104
Political Changes in Armenia: a Litmus Test for the European Union	Laure Delcour	104
Armenia's Velvet Revolution in the Discourse of the Azerbaijani Elite	Farid Guliyev	104
What Georgians think about the Armenian Revolution	Ghia Nodia	104
Armenia's Foreign Policy Priorities. Are There Any Major Changes Following the Spring 2018 Political Transformation?	Alexander Markarov	104
Population's Attitudes Towards Georgia's Foreign Policy Choices in Times of Uncertainty	David Sichinava	102
The Choice to Be Made. Georgia's Foreign Policy after the Association Agreement	Shota Kakabadze	99
The EU as a 'Threat' to Georgian Traditions: Who Is Afraid, and Why?	Tinatin Zurabishvili	99
What Kind of Role Should the European Union Play for Achieving Sustainable Peace in Georgia?	Shu Uchida	99
Electoral Politics in the De Facto States of the South Caucasus	Donnacha Ó Beacháin	94
The External Relations of De Facto States in the South Caucasus	Giorgio Comai	94
Public Opinion in the Eurasian De Facto States	Gerard Toal (with John O'Loughlin)	94
A New Public Role of Religion? Recent Issues of Religion and Politics in Georgia	Jean-François Ratelle	93
Trends in foreign fighter recruitment and Islamist extremism in Adjara, Georgia	Michael Cecire	93
Radical Islam or Government Paranoia in Azerbaijan?	Arzu Geybulla	93
Track Two Diplomacy between Armenia and Turkey: Achievements and Limitations	Vahram Ter-Matevosyan	86
How Non-Governmental Are Civil Societal Relations Between Turkey and Azerbaijan?	Hülya Demirdirek (with Orhan Gafarlı)	86
Turkey’s Abkhaz Diaspora as an Intermediary Between Turkish and Abkhaz Societies	Yana Zabanova	86
Turkish Georgians: The Forgotten Diaspora, Religion and Social Ties	Andrea Weiss	86
Ethnic Conflict in Nagornyi Karabakh—A Historical Perspective	Arsène Saparov	84
Creating the “Enemy Nation”: The Difficult Historical Legacies of Armenian–Azerbaijani Relations	Shalala Mammadova	84
A New Phase in the Karabakh Conflict	Vicken Cheterian	84
The Karabakh Conflict and the Image of the “Historical Enemy” in Azerbaijani Textbooks	Sergey Rumyansev	84
The Portrayal of "The Other" in Foreign Policy Discourse and Public Consciousness in Armenia (2008-present)	Aram Terzyan (with Narek Galstyan)	77
Postcolonial Hybridity, Contingency, and the Mutual Embeddedness of Identity and Politics in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Some Initial Thoughts	Murad Ismayilov	77
Georgia: Foreign Policy Identity in the Domestic Arena as a Subject of Contestation	Salome Minesashvili (with Levan Kakhishvili)	77
Armenia and the Ukrainian Crisis: Finding the Middle Ground	Vahram Ter-Matevosyan	67-68
The Ukrainian Crisis and Implications for Azerbaijan	Anar Valiyev	67-68
The Ukraine Crisis: Repercussions on Georgia	Kornely Kakachia	67-68
(Non) "Russian World", (Non) Soft Power: Putin's Serpentine Policy in the South Caucasus	Andrey Makarychev (with Alexandra Yatsyk)	67-68
Armenia Before and After Vilnius	Mikhayel Hovhannisyan	58
Georgia and the Vilnius Summit—Before and After	Tornike Sharashenidze	58
Azerbaijan after the Vilnius Summit: What Next?	Anar Valiyev	58
Georgia–Turkey Relations in a Georgian Dream Era	Michael Cecire	48
Georgia’s European Choice: Has an Old Georgian Dream Changed? Opinion	Kakha Gogolashvili	48
The 2012 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia and Changing Attitudes Toward Russia	David Sichinava	48
The Foreign Policy Preferences of the Georgian Population. Opinion Poll		48
The Role of the Russian Language in Georgia. Opinion Poll		48
TAP, Nabucco West, and South Stream: The Pipeline Dilemma in the Caspian Sea Basin and Its Consequences for the Development of the Southern Gas Corridor	Julia Kusznir	47
Oil and Political Stability in Azerbaijan: The Role of Policy Learning	Farid Guliyev	47
Interpreting the Tension in Georgian–Russian Relations	Tornike Sharashenidze	41
Russia and Georgia: Going Their Separate Ways	Fyodor Lukyanov	41
Georgian Public Opinion on Relations With Russia. Opinion Poll		41
Russian Public Opinion on Relations With Georgia. Opinion Poll		41
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy: Seeking a Balance	Rashad Shirinov	37
Georgia’s Identity-Driven Foreign Policy and the Struggle for Its European Destiny	Kornely Kakachia	37
Georgian Foreign Policy: Holding the Line amid Uncertainty	George Khelashvili	37
Georgian Public Opinion on the Country’s Foreign Policy. Opinion Poll		37
Lessons Learned? The EU and the South Caucasus De Facto States	Franziska Smolnik	35-36
Alignment with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Southern Caucasus	Sebastian Mayer	35-36
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: The View of a Participant from Armenia	Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan	35-36
DCFTA and Georgia: Means or End?	Badri Kochoradze	35-36
EU–Azerbaijan Relations: Enhancing Human Rights and Democracy within Eastern Partnership Initiatives	Anar Mammadli	35-36
Attitudes Towards the EU. Opinion Poll		35-36
Georgia’s Population on Relations With the EU. Opinion Poll		35-36
Interlinked Energy Supply and Security Challenges in the South Caucasus	Lusine Badalyan	33
Military Spending in the South Caucasus Region. Tables and Graphs		33
Oil and Gas Reservesâ€”International Comparison. Tables and Graphs		33
Major Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines Around the Caspian Sea. Map		33
The Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project and its Impact on EU Energy Policy in the South Caucasus	Julia Kusznir	33
The Role of Iran in the South Caucasus	Tornike Sharashenidze	30
Turkey’s Caucasus Policies in the Framework of Ankara’s	Nigar Goksel	30
Attitudes in Armenia and Georgia Towards Turkey. Opinion Poll		30
Relations Between the North and South Caucasus: Divergent Paths?	Aude Merlin	27
Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus: A Pragmatic Relationship	Anar Valiyev	27
The North Caucasus: Bone of Contention or a Basis for Russian–Georgian Cooperation?	Paata Zakareishvili	27
The Role of the Armenian Church During Military Conflicts	Harutyun Harutyunyan	20
The Role of the Armenian Church During Military Conflicts	Harutyun Harutyunyan	20
South Caucasus 2025: Scenarios for an Uncertain Future	Sven Behrendt, Iris Kempe	19
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: Implications for the Caucasus	Stanislav Secrieru	19
Armenia–Turkey Relations: Options for 2025	Alexander Iskandaryan	19
Georgia Post-2013: The Road to the Presidential Elections and Beyond	Martin Kremer	19
European Partnership and the South Caucasus: Framework Condition for a Grand Bargain in 2025?	Ulrike Graalfs, Ivlian Haindrava, Tornike Sharashenidze	19
Continuity and Change in Azerbaijan’s Energy Diplomacy	Murad Ismayilov	16
Continuity and Change in Azerbaijan’s Energy Diplomacy	Murad Ismayilov	16
My Friend’s Enemy is my Friend: Armenian Foreign Policy between Russia, Iran and the United States	Mikayel Zolyan	13
US Policy towards the South Caucasus: How To Move Forward	Fariz Ismailzade	13
Obama and Georgia: A Year-Long Awkward Silence	George Khelashvili	13
Attitudes Toward the West in the South Caucasus	Therese Svensson, Julia Hon	13
Public Attitudes towards the Relationship with the West in the Countries of the South Caucasus. Diagrams		13
Can the Eastern Partnership Program of the EU Help Civil Societies in Participating States?	Ghia Nodia	12
Armenia–Turkey Rapprochement: The Most Significant Positive Event in the Region Since 1994 (If It Happens)	Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan	11
The Turkish–Armenian Protocols: Implications for Azerbaijan	Anar Valiyev	11
After Years of Silence, Turkey and Armenia Will Try to Come Up with a New Language of Understanding	Karin Karakaslı	11
The Longer “Countdown to War”: Growing Confrontation between Georgia and Russia 2004–2008	Uwe Halbach	10
Initial Military Operations during the War in Georgia in August 2008	Wolfgang Richter	10
Georgia on the EU Mind	Antonio Missiroli	10
The Aggression by the Russian Federation against Georgia	Temuri Yakobashvili	10
The South Caucasus in the International Spotlight	Fyodor Lukyanov	10
Cui Bono? Opinions of the Population of the South Caucasus States on the August War. Opinion Poll		10
Networks of Crime and Corruption in the South Caucasus	Richard Giragosian	09
The Georgian Mafia	Gavin Slade	09
Georgia’s Fight against Organized Crime: Success or Failure?	Alexander Kupatadze	09
Assessment of the Police. Opinion Poll		09
NATO Lacks the Stomach for South Caucasus Fight	Ahto Lobjakas	05
Post-War Georgia: Resetting Euro-Atlantic Aspirations?	Archil Gegeshidze	05
Relationship between NATO and Georgia 1992–2009. Chronicle		05
Georgian Popular Opinion on NATO Membership and the Relationship with the West. Graphs		05
Policy Priorities in the South Caucasus as Reflected in Opinion Polls. Graphs		05
NATO and Armenia: A Long Game of Complementarism	Alexander Iskandaryan	05
Extent of Popular Support for NATO Membership in the South Caucasus. Graphs		05
Russia’s “Internal South Caucasus:” The Role and Importance of Caucasus Societies for Russia	Sergey Markedonov	04
The Southern Gas Corridor and Europe’s Gas Supply	Roland Götz	03
Azerbaijan’s Geo-strategic Role in the EU’s Energy Security. Opinion	Elkhan Nuriyev	03
Main Natural Gas Export Pipelines from Russia. Map		03
European Policy towards the South Caucasus after the Georgia Crisis	Sabine Fischer	01
On Razor’s Edge: An Armenian Perspective on the Georgian-Russian War. Opinion	Haroutiun Khachatrian	01
The Georgia-Russian Conflict: A Perspective from Azerbaijan and Implications for the Region. Opinion	Fariz Ismailzade	01