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Vladimir Putin and Alan Gagloev, who is wearing the Ribbon of Saint George. Source: Ria.ru On May 9th, 2026, following the highly anticipated “victory parade” in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the so-called president of “South Ossetia” (Georgia’s Tskhinvali region), Alan Gagloev, signed a new comprehensive agreement “on the Deepening of Allied Cooperation.” The…
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Armenia’s Foreign Policy On May 4, 2026, Yerevan hosted the eighth European Political Community summit, gathering over 40 heads of state and government from Europe and beyond under the motto “Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe.” It was the first time a non-European country participated, with Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada,…
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Megi Benia Founder and Director of the Strategic Security Initiative (SSI) and Contributing Editor at New Eastern Europe. Download PDF Introduction Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has accelerated NATO’s return to territorial defence, high readiness force generation, regional planning, military mobility, and higher defence expenditure, thereby confirming that major interstate conflict in Europe can no…
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На этой неделе российские власти продолжили говорить о возможном сближении с Грузией. Наиболее подробно на эту тему высказался директор четвёртого департамента стран СНГ МИД России Михаил Калугин. Он повторил любимый грузинской стороной тезис о том, что в Брюссель давит на Грузию с целью присоединения к европейским санкциям[1]. «В своей политике по изоляции России ЕС споткнулся и…
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Introduction On 27 April 2026, Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov visited Russia’s 999th Airbase in Kant, Kyrgyzstan. Belousov’s appearance at the airbase was not a routine engagement. On the same day, he held a meeting with Iranian Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik, with whom he discussed the ongoing US-Iran armed conflict. It should be noted that Kyrgyzstan is separated…
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Nino Imedashvili Associate Professor, Caucasus University. Download PDF Introduction On 25 June 2024, the European Union officially launched accession negotiations with Moldova, a decision that was decisively determined by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, in which Moldova assumed a critical strategic role. The country simultaneously functions as a logistical corridor, ensuring the transit of Ukrainian agricultural…
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Does Putin really want to end the war? Could the technological warfare advantage make Ukraine’s victory over Russia irreversible? Does Europe truly understand that Ukraine is becoming central to its security? Persian Gulf countries have realised that, to be more protected, they need Ukraine. These are the questions we tried to get answers to from…
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The digest covers China’s political, diplomatic, economic, and other activities in the South Caucasus region and relations between China and the South Caucasus countries. It relies on a wide variety of sources, including the Chinese media. It is worth noting that the Chinese media is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (according to the World…
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Armenia’s Foreign Policy On April 20, 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan outlined the conditions under which Armenia would formally seek full membership in the European Union. Pashinyan addressed the topic during the presentation of the ruling Civil Contract party’s pre-election program. “Since 2023, the EU Civilian Mission has contributed to the stability of Armenia’s eastern…
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Revaz Topuria Research Fellow, UG Security, Policy and Nationalism Research Center; Lecturer at University of Georgia Download PDF 1. Introduction In March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress approved the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), a document that mentions artificial intelligence over 50 times. For comparison, the previous five-year plan referenced the term just six times (Flanders-China…