United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Is It Not So, Georgia?
Georgia has historically been socially heterogeneous, multilingual, and multiethnic, having been formed by a range of groups with linguistic, religious, and national elements of diversity. The ethnic composition of modern Georgia remains very diverse. Nowadays, accordin...
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Russia’s Vision of “Limited Sovereignty”
15 Feb 2022
Moscow’s decision to activate CSTO signals the emergence of an entirely new approach in relations between Russia and its immediate neighborhood.
The Kremlin has always argued its special interests in and ties to what once constituted the Soviet space. What Russia...
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Political Life in Abkhazia Fragile as Ever
Abkhazia is notoriously unruly. It is also in a way exceptional as it does not fit into other separatist regions managed by Russia. There is an active political culture and lively debates, whether on foreign policy or methods of internal governance.
These disputes...
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Russia’s Political and Military Demarche: More Explicitly on its Separate Aspects
The crisis provoked by Russia, which has even been dubbed “organized chaos,” is a subject of daily discussions and evaluations. Almost all assessments can be summarized in one key message: Moscow is trying to radically change the essence of the order that took shape, fi...
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Russia in the South Caucasus: Between Omnipotence and Fragility
Over the past two decades Russia in the South Caucasus has achieved much militarily, but its prestige as a power has been decreasing. This happens at the same time as the reliance on the military elements in formulating its foreign policy toward the region drastically i...
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Geocase Annual Report 2021
17 Jan 2022
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