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Yawning through the Arab Spring: Resilient Regimes in Central Asia and the Caucasus

In the weeks and months after the January 25 Revolution in Egypt, there was hope among commentators and opposition figures that some post-Soviet regimes might be equally susceptible to uprisings…

Direct Impact: The Influence of the Arab Spring on the Circassian World

The Arab Spring is an interregional and multinational event, with many ethnic minorities participating from afar and in situ—the Jewish community in Tunisia, Copts in Egypt, Berbers in Libya, Darfuris…

Iran and Georgia: Genuine Partnership or Marriage of Convenience?

Since regaining its independence two decades ago, Georgia, a small weak state, has developed close relations with both regional and great powers and aligned with them in order to compensate…

The Latent Resonance of the Arab Revolutions in the North Caucasus

The spectacular explosion of revolutionary energy across the greater Middle East in the first weeks of 2011 reconfigured many international endeavors, including the Israeli-Palestinian pseudo-peace process and NATO’s wishful quasi-consolidation.…

Russia’s “Libya Debate”: Political Meanings and Repercussions

Russia’s reaction to the recent uprisings in the Middle East and Libya, in particular, was striking for two reasons. First, it unmasked multiple trends in the Kremlin’s foreign policy machinery.…

The International Community’s Elusive Search for Common Ground in Central Asia

At a closed-door, high-level gathering in Paris in 2008, the United Nations’ special representative to Afghanistan urged ministers from Eurasia, the Middle East, and South Asia to jointly tackle common…

Has Moscow Come to Terms with Iran?

In strictly geographic terms, Iran is not Russia’s immediate neighbor: Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan on the eastern side form wide buffer…

The Role of Information Communication Technologies in the ‘Arab Spring’: Implications Beyond the Region

The tide of mass protests that swept through the Middle East in early 2011 highlighted the distinct role of modern information-communication technologies (ICT) and digital social media tools and networks.…

Iran’s Nuclear Program Implications for the Dialogue Among Russia, the United States, and Europe

On November 22, 2004, in accordance with an agreement with the EU-3 (Germany, France, and the United Kingdom), Iran stopped enriching uranium. On November 29, 2004, the IAEA Board of…

Russian Weapons Sales to Iran: Why They Are Unlikely to Stop

From 1995 to 2005, more than 70 percent of Iran’s arms imports came from Russia, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a well-respected observer of global…

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