Emil Avdaliani
ARTICLES BY: Emil Avdaliani
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...
How China Uses Russia to Counter America in the Middle East and Elsewhere
The interrelation of Russia, China, and the West (primarily the US) will largely dictate how Eurasia develops in the coming decades. Will the super-continent disintegrate...
Pandemic Sets the Stage for a Western-Asian Ideological Contest
As the scale of the coronavirus pandemic grew more and more apparent, apocalyptic scenarios quickly multiplied. Many expected the world to undergo structural changes primarily...
What Will Coronavirus Mean for Russia and the Oil Market?
The coronavirus pandemic began to affect Russia later than the western European states and the US, but has the potential to completely unravel the country’s...
What Coronavirus Could Mean for China
The coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly have an impact on China’s economy. Consider, for example, the US-China trade deal, the first phase of which took effect in...
Russia’s Shift From ‘Greater Europe’ to ‘Greater Asia’
When the Ukraine crisis broke out in 2014, political analysts pointed out, quite rightly, that Russia without Ukraine would become more Asian. With the country’s...
After Soleimani Killing, Putin’s Role Will Grow in Iran
As the emotional tide following the January killing of Iran's Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani ebbs, we have a clearer perspective on what the event...
