Emil Avdaliani
ARTICLES BY: Emil Avdaliani
America’s Afghan Pull-out Benefits China and Russia
The American exit from Afghanistan has created a power vacuum. The quartet of China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran stands to benefit the most from the US...
Will Russia and China Divide and Conquer?
On May 12, 2021, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted the second China + Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the city of Xi’an. At the...
Putin Continues to Expand His Influence and Challenge the West
After months of tension between Belarus and the West, the forced grounding of a Ryanair plane in Minsk -- an event EU leaders called a...
China Will Expand into Afghanistan — and Throughout the Region
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will create a geopolitical vacuum -- the inevitable result of any withdrawal, be it physical or political. Another truism is...
A World Without US Primacy Is a Very Dangerous Place
A world without American primacy could prove a dangerous place. In comparison with the global powers of the past, American dominance in world affairs was more...
Russia’s New Foreign Policy: The Kremlin Has Learned to Bide Its Time
Over the past year, Russia has faced crises of varying degree along its borders. Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan stand out, as they are Russian allies...
China and Iran Unite
On March 27, China and Iran signed an expansive deal in Tehran. Neither the Iranian nor the Chinese leadership revealed details, but analysts believe it was largely...
Turkey, Russia, and the Middle East
It is often claimed that Turkey made a definitive break with the West in 2003 when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power....
Putin, Alexei Navalny and Public Dissent in Russia
Huge protests recently held in Russia over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny could become a countrywide movement against the ruling political elite. The...
Did the Armenia-Azerbaijan War Weaken Iran?
In the wake of the Second Karabakh War, Iran now finds itself facing Turkey’s growing influence north of its border. Ankara gained a corridor through...
Biden’s Foreign Policy, and the Indo-Pacific
President-elect Joe Biden may have opposite views on nearly all aspects of foreign policy pursued by Donald Trump, but one area is likely to remain...
Biden and Russia: Pressure, but Not Too Much
Moscow’s muted reaction to Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election does not augur well for bilateral ties between the two states. The Russian...
For Turkey, Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Is a ‘Win-Win’
Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan on the basis of cultural ties and common geopolitical aspirations. Lately, however, as Ankara has grown more assertive in the...
China and the Dangers of Current Supply Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic ramped up discussion about changing global supply chains. This notion was present before the epidemic, when tensions with China were growing on...
