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May 8, 2015

EU Aspirants Face a Closed, if Not Locked, Door on Enlargement

By Robbie Gramer

Aspirant EU members Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are poised to leave the upcoming EU Eastern Partnership Summit disappointed, though not empty-handed. An advance draft of the Eastern Partnership declaration, to be unveiled at the summit on May 21 to 22 in Riga, Latvia, underscores the European Union’s drift away from stronger engagement with its partners.

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In the News

Apr 23, 2015

Slavin: White House Omits ‘G-word’

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on the history and politics behind President Obama’s decision to not use the word “genocide” to describe what happened between Turkey and Armenians one hundred years ago:

The Caucasus Turkey

Article

Feb 11, 2015

Rearticulating NATO’s Strategy Toward Georgia

By Mariam Tirkia

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s remark that the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012 should be “the last summit that is not an enlargement [one]” raised expectations in Georgia that were already quite high. Georgia is seeking the elusive Membership Action Plan (MAP), which is NATO’s program of advice, assistance, and practical support tailored to the individual […]

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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow and Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili, Jan. 25, 2015

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Feb 3, 2015

NATO Hopes to Open Training Center in Georgia in 2015

By Margarita Antidze, Reuters

From Retuers:  NATO said on Friday it hoped to open a training centre in Georgia by the end of the year, signalling a strengthening of its relationship with the former Soviet republic that is likely to antagonise Russia.

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Jan 30, 2015

Transit through Georgia – Potential for US Foreign Policy Success

By Mamuka Tsereteli

Georgia plays a growing, though little-known, role in the global economy. Strategically linked with Azerbaijan, it serves as a key element in the transportation network that connects landlocked, but resource-rich areas of Central Asia to world markets via its Black Sea ports and Turkey. Over one million barrels of oil and oil products cross Georgian […]

Central Asia Energy & Environment
Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad, Sept. 26, 2013

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Jan 16, 2015

Russia Could Soon Run Multiple Ukraine-Sized Operations: US General

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

Russia is working to develop within a few years the capability to threaten several neighbors at once on the scale of its present operation in Ukraine, a senior American general said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Oct.17, 2014

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Oct 29, 2014

Online Security Experts Link More Cyber Attacks to Russian Government

By New York Times and Guardian

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  For the second time in four months, researchers at a computer security company are connecting the Russian government to electronic espionage efforts around the world.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jan. 19, 2004

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Oct 9, 2014

Is Russia Increasingly Relying on Cyber Warfare for Foreign Policy?

By Joel Mullish, Defence IQ

Recent developments in the Crimea have served as a timely warning to the West. Russian intervention was preceded by a cyber attack launched against Ukraine, causing havoc with their communication systems.

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Sep 22, 2014

Wilson: “Georgia Acts As a Model NATO Ally”

By Damon Wilson

Foreign Policy quotes Executive Vice President Damon Wilson on Georgia’s offer to host a training facility for the moderate Syrian opposition: 

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In the News

Aug 26, 2014

Linderman: “The Ukraine Crisis is an Opening for Georgia”

By Laura Linderman

Business Insider quotes Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on Vice President Biden’s support for Georgia’s aspirations to become a NATO member:

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