International Relations

Much More Than Just Ukraine
Author: 8 Dec 2021
A failure to prevent further Russian advances into Ukraine will have ramifications across the South Caucasus and Central Asia. A war scare in Ukraine is a pivotal moment for the West. It tests transatlantic resolve, unity, and the very foundations of NATO. Failure...
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For the US, it Takes Time to Build an Effective China Strategy
Author: 6 Dec 2021
The US President Joe Biden may have opposite views on nearly all the aspects of foreign policy pursued by Donald Trump, but one area is likely to remain unchanged if not pursued even more vigorously: Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy.   China will remain at the top...
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Afghan Fallout: Consequences and Repercussions for the Region
Author: 2 Dec 2021
The withdrawal from Afghanistan has dynamized discussions of the West’s alleged retreat from peripheral areas and growing focus on a single core region.   The line that separates those regions of the world in which the West continues to pursue and defend its interes...
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The Chinese Are Doing What the Mongols Did Before Them, Only Better
Author: 26 Nov 2021
The vast attention paid to China’s Belt and Road Initiative misses the historical precedents on which it is based. Hearkening back to the nomadic understanding of geography of medieval times, the Chinese are following through on what the Mongols, and later Tamerlane, at...
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Russia: The Neighbor From Hell
Author: 21 Nov 2021
Three crises along Russia’s borders offer an insight into how the Kremlin tries to translate turbulence into geopolitical profit.  From Belarus to Ukraine to Georgia, an arc of instability has emerged, offering opportunities for malign activities by foreign powers....
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For China, Private Military Companies are the Future
Author: 9 Nov 2021
Despite the troubles the industry currently faces, Beijing is likely to increase its reliance on PMCs. The present international environment—with a deteriorating global security situation and a sprawling Belt and Road Initiative—underlines the need for protection of gro...
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Dr. Khatuna Burkadze - Georgia as a Black Sea littoral state is strategically significant for the West
Author: 26 Oct 2021
Interpressnews discussed the results of the NATO Defense Ministerial, the importance of the visit of the U.S.Secretary of Defense to Georgia and Georgia’s grand strategy with Prof. Dr. Khatuna Burkadze, Director of American and Euro-Atlantic Studies at Geocase, an alumn...
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Geocase Organizes Online Discussion "Georgia and North Africa: In the Context of Non-Recognition Policy" 
23 Oct 2021
The online discussion "Georgia and North Africa: In the Context of Non-Recognition Policy" was organized by Geocase. The aim of the webinar was to discuss the diplomatic relations between Georgia and North African countries in light of the non-recognition policy of Geor...
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Quo Vadis, Poland?
Author: 21 Oct 2021
Tensions have risen at a Polish, German and Czech border over a mine located in Poland. The Turów open-cast lignite mine in Poland is located close to the borders of the Czech Republic and Germany and represents one of the largest lignite reserves in the country. In 199...
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