Category: Kavkaz

Discovery & Analysing Armenia Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

Cultural/fashion diplomacy and economy in Armenia: the story behind Udivila

During SpecialEurasia’s official mission to Yerevan, our team met with Armenian female entrepreneurs who founded the brand Udivila, which promotes Armenian culture and attempts to carve out a slide of a market where Armenia has not yet been present.…Read moreCultural/fashion diplomacy and economy in Armenia: the story behind Udivila

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Middle East Monitoring & Analysis Russia

The North Caucasus connects Russia with the Middle East and Africa

The Stavropol territory welcomed representatives from the Middle East and Africa in the event “North Caucasus in the Changing World”, whose goal was to create a link between the region and potential foreign investors and markets.…Read moreThe North Caucasus connects Russia with the Middle East and Africa

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis Russia Ukraine

Ukraine conflict, Ramzan Kadyrov’s strategic communications and possible future scenarios

Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has played a decisive and influential role in assisting the Russian military operations on the ground with his kadyrovtsy and Chechen troops and supporting the Kremlin’s ideological confrontation with the West.…Read moreUkraine conflict, Ramzan Kadyrov’s strategic communications and possible future scenarios

Monitoring & Analysis Kavkaz Russia Terrorism

Islamic State cell arrested in Russian Stavropol territory

Recent arrests of Russian citizens in the Stavropol territory linked with the Islamic State confirmed that jihadist propaganda penetrated the Russian territory by exploiting local problems and influencing the Muslim communities disseminated in the country, especially in the North Caucasus, where the Kremlin has contrasted local militancy and religious extremism.…Read moreIslamic State cell arrested in Russian Stavropol territory

Monitoring & Analysis Kavkaz Russia

Russian domestic politics: promoting Dagestan culture among the ethnic Russians

Kremlin’s promotion of Dagestan culture and society in Sochi underlines Moscow’s goal to contrast Kavkazophobia and, simultaneously, improve the link between ethnic Russians and local ethnic Dagestani groups since this North Caucasian republic has a strategic role in the Caspian Sea region.…Read moreRussian domestic politics: promoting Dagestan culture among the ethnic Russians

Kavkaz Middle East Monitoring & Analysis

SpecialEurasia pubblica il report “Gli interessi dell’Iran nel Caucaso”

SpecialEurasia ha pubblicato il report “Gli interessi dell’Iran nel Caucaso” scritto da Silvia Boltuc con l’obiettivo di analizzare le relazioni diplomatiche, culturali ed economiche tra Teheran e gli attori della regione caucasica e comprendere quali potrebbero essere gli sviluppi futuri alla luce delle complessità e dinamiche regionali.…Read moreSpecialEurasia pubblica il report “Gli interessi dell’Iran nel Caucaso”

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

Geopolitics of the Caucasus between Armenian protests and Azerbaijani strategies

Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict, several frozen conflicts of the post-Soviet space have witnessed new tensions. Two critical events promoted by Azerbaijan sparked protests in Armenia and might prompt a new escalation over Nagorno-Karabakh.…Read moreGeopolitics of the Caucasus between Armenian protests and Azerbaijani strategies