Stay updated

Content

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2020

Activists fight COVID-19 disinformation in the Caucasus

By Larry Luxner

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia now face a new and growing threat: the steady stream of propaganda related to how and why COVID-19 is spreading throughout the Caucasus.

Disinformation
The Caucasus

In the News

Apr 22, 2020

Bryza joins CBC TV (Azerbaijani) to discuss the meeting of Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Foreign Ministers about Nagorno Karabakh

By Atlantic Council

Azerbaijani
The Caucasus

Borscht Belt

Apr 17, 2020

Why strongmen love the coronavirus

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, autocratic governments are finding the crisis to be a useful pretext for strengthening their rule and tightening their grips.

Coronavirus
Corruption

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2020

Azerbaijan’s strongman senses opportunity in coronavirus pandemic

By Doug Klain

While many countries are scrambling to protect the public from COVID-19, authorities in Azerbaijan are using the virus as a pretext to continue their harassment of opposition groups.

Civil Society
Coronavirus

Long Take

Feb 29, 2020

The Greater Caspian region: A new Silk Road, with or without a new belt

By Matthew Bryza

With the signing of a US-Taliban peace agreement, now might be a good time to look ahead to how Afghanistan might strengthen its economic connectivity with both its neighbors and more distant markets.

Afghanistan
Central Asia

In the News

Feb 19, 2020

Bryza quoted in Trend News Agency (Azerbaijani) on negotiations about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict

By Atlantic Council

Azerbaijani
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 17, 2020

Bryza joins CBC TV (Azerbaijani) to discuss Nagorno Karabakh

By Atlantic Council

Azerbaijani
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jan 30, 2020

Morningstar joins CBC TV News (Azerbaijani) to discuss peace negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh

By Atlantic Council

Azerbaijani
Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2019

Don’t be fooled: Russia is still NATO’s greatest challenge

By David A. Wemer

“Russia has shown with its actions that it is a serious security threat,” Estonian defense minister Jüri Luik said during a panel discussion on Baltic and Black sea security during the NATO engages event in London on December 3. “For Lithuania, [Russia] is the only external existential threat we have,” added Lithuanian defense minister Raimundas Karoblis.

NATO
Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2019

Georgia protests are not a showcase of Russophobia

By Tina Maglakelidze

Outside observers must resist conflating anti-Kremlin sentiment with Russophobia.

Democratic Transitions
Political Reform

Experts