Category: Kavkaz

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

Iranian Azeri, the (almost) forgotten minority and their (in)direct impact on Iranian regional policies

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 15 Issue 2 – Among the numerous issues that impact Iran-Azerbaijan relations, considering the recent events which have interested the Caucasus region and the Iranian-Azerbaijani dialogue, it is fundamental to analyse the ethnic minority of Azeri who live on the Iranian territory and influence Tehran’s domestic and regional policies.…Read moreIranian Azeri, the (almost) forgotten minority and their (in)direct impact on Iranian regional policies

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

Pakistan strategy in the Caspian Sea between Iran and Azerbaijan

Islamabad strategy in the Eurasian geopolitical chessboard aims at strengthening cooperation with Iran and Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea to create a transit corridor that might boost Pakistani import-export and commercial trade in the region. …Read morePakistan strategy in the Caspian Sea between Iran and Azerbaijan

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

Azerbaijan-Iran crisis and Tehran-Yerevan’s new transit route

The growing tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan (backed by Turkey) might destabilise the Caucasus and create problems for the transit corridors which cross the region. In this context, to counter the Azerbaijani project of the Zangezur transit corridor, Tehran might establish a new transportation route with Armenia.…Read moreAzerbaijan-Iran crisis and Tehran-Yerevan’s new transit route

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

Sogno Georgiano vince le elezioni amministrative tra polemiche e agitazione

Le elezioni in Georgia da poco concluse e caratterizzate da un forte fermento mediatico e dall’arresto dell’ex presidente Mikhail Saakashvili hanno confermato la leadership del paese del partito Sogno Georgiano con circa il 48% dei voti, dato che supera la simbolica barriera di sbarramento del 43% considerata da molti come una sorta di barometro sulla fiducia del popolo georgiano nei confronti del partito.…Read moreSogno Georgiano vince le elezioni amministrative tra polemiche e agitazione

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis Russia

Caucaso del Nord: turismo, progetti di sviluppo e possibilità di investimento

Il Distretto del Caucaso del Nord, area di primaria importanza strategica euroasiatica, mira a divenire un centro di attrazione turistica sia attraverso la realizzazione di progetti di investimento e di costruzione di infrastrutture per il turismo sia tramite una campagna di promozione volta a valorizzare la storia, la cultura e il patrimonio ambientale locale.…Read moreCaucaso del Nord: turismo, progetti di sviluppo e possibilità di investimento

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis Russia

South Ossetia and Abkhazia cooperation and the geopolitics of the Caucasus

The recent visit of the South Ossetian President to Abkhazia to celebrate Victory and Independence Day and the meeting among South Ossetian and Abkhaz presidents and ministers underline their cooperation and the role that these two republics play in the South Caucasian geopolitics.…Read moreSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia cooperation and the geopolitics of the Caucasus

Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

Il mercato energetico in Armenia tra ristrutturazioni e interessi esteri. Intervista con Hakob Varanyan

L’Armenia si appresta a organizzare le nuove elezioni volute a seguito del conflitto del Nagorno-Karabakh del 2020 in un periodo storico per il paese caucasico caratterizzato da una lenta ripresa economica e una crisi politica interna che fanno da contraltare ai progetti governativi nazionali che mirano a realizzare infrastrutture nel settore energetico per coprire la domanda interna e diversificare le importazioni di energia dai Paesi alleati.…Read moreIl mercato energetico in Armenia tra ristrutturazioni e interessi esteri. Intervista con Hakob Varanyan

Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis Russia

Nagorno-Karabakh: and the winner is… Russia

After a long meeting, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, supervised by Russia, agreed on the ceasefire, which should precede the peace negotiation between Baku and Yerevan on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Although Azerbaijan is claiming its victory in the conflict, the Russian Federation is the real winner in Nagorno-Karabakh.…Read moreNagorno-Karabakh: and the winner is… Russia

Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis Russia Terrorism

Terrorist attack in France and the Chechen diaspora in Europe

The recent terrorist attack in France highlights the security problem and the impact of jihadist propaganda in the Russian language inside the European Union. In fact, Islamic State ideologies and the presence of the North Caucasian diaspora in Europe might threaten EU security.…Read moreTerrorist attack in France and the Chechen diaspora in Europe

Kavkaz Monitoring & Analysis

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict might destabilise the entire Eurasian region

The Caucasus might become the theatre of a new conflict whose consequences will impact the entire Eurasian region if the international community does not stop the military escalation at the borders of the de-facto Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. …Read moreThe Nagorno-Karabakh conflict might destabilise the entire Eurasian region