Georgia: Next Step for Euro-Atlanticism? As the former Soviet-bloc countries of Bulgaria and Romania join NATO, Georgia offers an interesting test case about the limits of the spread of Euro-Atlanticism.
A Framework for Unfreezing Eurasia's Conflicts Resolving any or all of these frozen conflicts is an essential prerequisite not just for peace and stability but also for democratization across the Caucasus and in Russia.
The Dangers Confronting the Baku-Ceychan Pipline A new pipeline linking the Azerbaijan capital of Baku with the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan could result in significant problems may well remain in terms of the threat from regional conflicts in each of the three countries through which it passes.
Lessons of Terror in the Caucasus The attack carried out in North Ossetia is one more example of the process which Bin Laden and his associates has long aspired for to transform local national conflicts into religious ones as part of his global international terrorism.
A frozen conflict turns red hot in Georgia The outbreak of fighting between Russia and Georgia has brought Europe to one of the most dangerous moments in East-West relations since the end of the Cold War. And, if a ceasefire is not arranged in the next 24 hours, matters can get far worse. Europe’s ‘frozen conflicts’ are now red-hot.