Emil Avdaliani
ARTICLES BY: Emil Avdaliani

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...

The India-China Rivalry Undermines the Emergence of a Multipolar World
A grand strategic shift is taking place in India’s geopolitical calculus. New Delhi has always been wary of Beijing’s growing economic and military power. But in...

Belarus and Russia’s Fear of Popular Revolutions
For Russia, the crisis in Belarus caused by the August presidential election result is of a geopolitical nature. Moscow might not be openly stating its...

Defying Geography: The Israel-Azerbaijan Partnership
Fighting in July between Armenia and Azerbaijan caused many casualties along the border, and the governments of the region fear an escalation to the scale...

Why Iran Is Turning East
Beijing and Tehran are preparing a whopping 25-year economic and security deal, according to which China would invest up to $400 billion in Iran. We...

China’s Effect: A Global NATO
A shift is taking place in global military thinking. NATO, arguably the most successful military alliance in history, is slowly but steadily edging toward casting...

Is Russia’s Quest for World Power in Trouble?
An important part of Russia’s grand strategy in terms of foreign policy is its purposeful creation and management of conflict zones across the post-Soviet space....

Is the US Strategy on China Creating an Opening for Russia and Iran?
The world is in flux. Global geopolitical trends that existed before the onset of the coronavirus will only intensify in its wake, and US-China competition...

Will China and Russia Compete in the Middle East?
Russia’s relations with the West are at their lowest point in two decades. Similar patterns of warming and cooling have taken place intermittently ever since...