Emil Avdaliani
ARTICLES BY: Emil Avdaliani
At the Centenary of the End of World War I, Is the World Safer?
It all began on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, then the center of Bosnia, a province annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. On that day, Gavrilo...
Russia Will Only Respond to Military Pressure, Not Economic Measures
The question of how Russia will evolve over the next few decades is one of the most perplexing and perhaps the most central question in modern...
The Russian Perspective on the Downing of Its Plane Over Syria
The Russian press and overall public opinion in Russia has been exceptionally negative towards Israel over the past few weeks, following the downing of a...
Keeping Russia, China, and Iran at Bay
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the US as the sole indisputable world power, with almost unlimited resources. However, over the past...
Will Russia Try to Capitalize on US-China Tensions?
China and the US have different geopolitical imperatives, so tensions are bound to increase between the two powers. Russia’s position in the nascent confrontation will...
Russia in Syria: Caught Between Iran and Israel
Intermittent Israeli strikes against Iranian positions in Syria have alarmed Russia, which is trying to solidify its military gains there. Active Israeli interference could bring...
Russia vs. Europe: Could Putin Be in Trouble?
The confrontation between Russia and the West over the course of the past several years has reached its most tense point since the collapse of...
Despite His Election ‘Victory,’ Putin’s Problems Will Grow
On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule the longest since Joseph Stalin’s. But this next term will...
The Nascent Russia-Lebanon Alliance and Israel
The Russian entrance into the Syrian battlefield in 2015 propped up the Assad regime. And Moscow has continued to build up its military presence in...
Trump’s Foreign Policy: The Return of Geopolitics
On December 18, 2017, the US government unveiled the country’s new National Security Strategy. The document states unequivocally that “after being dismissed as a phenomenon...
The Myth of Russian Weakness
In discussions of international affairs, it has become commonplace for Western observers to view Russia as a declining power, destined to succumb to a string...
Are Russia and Israel on a Collision Course Over Syria?
Russian politicians have been surprisingly mute on the Israeli airstrikes in Syria that took place on February 11. Nothing notable has been said beyond an...
Russia’s Eurasian Disunion Stalls Out Due to Fears of Moscow’s Influence
The Eurasian Union was created in early 2015, but the idea was hardly new. Since its inception as a veritable regional power in the 16th-century...
The Dangers of the Russian-Iranian Alliance
Iran was a regional power for centuries. Powerful Iranian dynasties, such as the Achaemenids and the Sasanians in the ancient period -- and the Safavids...
Jewish Teacher Sues Catholic School After Pupils 'Threw Coins at Him,' Decorated Desks With 'Swastikas and Anti-Jewish Language'
Palestinian Who Worked With Israel to Prevent Terror Attacks Describes PA Torture
New York Times Writes Jerusalem Out of Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Michelle Goldberg, Anti-Zionism, and Ahavat Yisrael
Hezbollah Threat to Western Hemisphere as 'Dangerous' as ISIS, Top US Official Warns