The Caucasus

Transcript: Georgia’s October 1 Parliamentary Elections

By Jason Harmala

Welcome and Moderator:Ross Wilson, Director of the Patriciu Eurasia Center,Atlantic Council Speakers: Steve Nix,Eurasia Regional Director,International Republican Institute; Cory Welt, Associate Director and Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs,The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs; Damon Wilson,Executive Vice President,Atlantic Council; Ken Yalowitz,Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (1998-2001),To Belarus (1994-1997) Location:Washington, D.C. Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Transcript […]

Reflections on US-Georgia Relations – Past, Present, Future

On June 13, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted US Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia John Bass, at the close of his three-year assignment and in the wake of Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to the South Caucasus.

Strategy Session with Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

By Jason Harmala

On March 12, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record strategy session for newly-arrived ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, Mr. Elin Suleymanov. A small group of high-level experts participated in the discussion, which included presentations by Greg Saunders, Director of International Affairs at BP; Svante Cornell, Research Director at the Central […]

The Day After: President Saakashvili on Post-Revolutionary Societies and What Comes After the Arab Spring

By Adrienne Chuck

On February 1, the Atlantic Council held a discussion with the Honorable Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, at the US Institute of Peace.

US-Azerbaijan Relations and Outlook for the South Caucasus

By Jason Harmala

On December 22, the Atlantic Council held a Eurasia Leadership Series discussion with Ambassador Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Patriciu Eurasia Center director Ross Wilson moderated the discussion.

Georgia’s Path to the West

By James Joyner

At a time when “Russia has been going backwards, not forwards in democratic reforms,” it is vital that the United States and Europe work together to bolster emerging democracies like Georgia.

Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Future

On October 13, the Atlantic Council Task Force on Georgia, co-chaired by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, released a major new report on Georgia at an event held on Capitol Hill, arguing for intensified domestic reform and a new sense of common purpose and clarity from the United States and Europe to work toward […]

Getting Caspian and Other Regional Gas to Europe: the View from Greece

By Jason Harmala

On October 13, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record discussion with Harry Sachinis, Chairman and CEO of DEPA S.A., Greece’s Public Gas Corporation, on the Southern Corridor being developed to bring Caspian gas to markets in Europe and potentially elsewhere. Senior experts from the energy industry and various governments attended the session. DEPA imports both […]

Georgia in the West Report Launch

By James Joyner

On October 13, the Atlantic Council and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham launched a new Council report, Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Future.

Strategy Session on Southeast Europe with Eric Rubin

By Jason Harmala

On September 14, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record strategy session for Eric Rubin, the new US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs responsible for American relations with Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and the three Caucasus countries.