Publications

Forensic Age Estimation of Unaccompanied Minor Migrants in the EU
Author: 21 May 2021
In the last years, the European Union has been facing unprecedented massive flows of unaccompanied minor migrants (UAMs) from regions struggling with poverty, war and natural disasters. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), unaccompanied...
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A Counter-Enlightenment Creeps Through Eurasia
Author: 13 May 2021
Eurasia’s illiberal states are withstanding the liberal democratic project and ultimately popularizing authoritarian methods of governance We live in the age of counter-Enlightenment. What seemed like a collection of dispersed autocratic and simply illiberal states...
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The US, China, and the Race for 5G in the South Caucasus
Author: 12 May 2021
As the US-China geopolitical divide looms ever larger and competing visions for global order are yet to crystallize, the technological realm and the spread of 5G is one area where both Beijing and Washington are pursuing different scenarios.  As the signaling for potent...
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Georgia as a Part of Integrated Europe
Author: 7 May 2021
Read the full publication    Authors of the publication: Emil Avdaliani, Director of Middle East Studies, Geocase Tedo Dundua, Professor (Full), Institute of Georgian History, Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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Georgia and Its Main Strategic Partner: Marking New Principles in Relations?
Author: 7 May 2021
Enough time has elapsed since the inauguration of President Joe Biden in the United States to express certain opinions. Clearly, these views cannot be categorical. The reasons for such caution in assessments can be split into two: first, a period of several months is no...
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Thoughts on the Russian Policy towards Unrecognized Territories
Author: 7 May 2021
A special case for the study of Russia’s evolving approach toward territorial conflicts along its borders is the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The long-standing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, in which Russia has never been militarily involved but has indirectly been in its orbi...
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