While Georgia has traditionally been seen as the South Caucasus’s pro-Western country, recent internal political tensions and shifts in foreign policy have somewhat tarnished this image. Especially following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Georgian government (led by the Georgian Dream party) openly refrained from joining the Western san
re-election could significantly
Trump’s re-election could significantly impact the trajectory of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. On the one hand, the Azerbaijani leadership views the Trump administration favorably and hopes that during his term, the U.S. will abandon its critical stance toward Baku and adopt a more rational policy. Indeed, some analysts believe that under
oil directly to the Mediterranean
Specifically, the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline delivers Caspian oil directly to the Mediterranean via Georgia and Turkey, while the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (South Caucasus) gas pipeline transports natural gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field to Turkey and onward to Europe via the Trans-Anatolian (TANAP) and Trans-Adriatic (TAP) pipel
pipeline transports natural gas
Specifically, the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline delivers Caspian oil directly to the Mediterranean via Georgia and Turkey, while the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (South Caucasus) gas pipeline transports natural gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field to Turkey and onward to Europe via the Trans-Anatolian (TANAP) and Trans-Adriatic (TAP) pipel
University of North Korean Studies
“Kim Jong Un will probably order the relocation, hiding, and concealment of nuclear facilities, as well as the expansion of air defense systems,” Professor Nam Seong-wook of Sookmyung Women’s University told RFA. In a social media post, Kim Dong-yeop, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies, argued that the U.S. strikes would ca