Not all Song and Dance: Georgia as a New Economic Center?
Introduction On 28 November 2018, Salome Zurabishvili was elected to the Presidency of Georgia. She won by an approximate majority...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Not all Song and Dance: Georgia as a New Economic Center?
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Geopoliticus
Yes, Hanoi Ended Pretty Badly. But Trump and Kim Are Not Done.
Among the range of possible outcomes discussed before the summit, ending with nothing at all was something few, if...
Are the Russians Coming?: Russia’s Military Buildup Near Ukraine
Long before the Kerch Strait incident in October 2018, Russia had already begun to strengthen the forces in its...
Of Course North Korea Wants Sanctions Relief, But What Kind?
In only a few days, President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, will meet in Hanoi. Both need...
The State of Russia’s IPO Market
2018 marked the worst year for Russian initial public offerings on record. How did Russia get here and what...
Armenia and the Velvet Revolution: The Merits and Flaws of a Protest-based Civil Society
The 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia that swept Serzh Sargsyan from power and brought Nikol Pashinyan to power as...
Royal Drama in Thailand
Recent news reports from Thailand revealed that Royal Princess Ubolratana—a sister of King Vajiralongkorn—had accepted the nomination of a...
Do Svidaniya, Chernobyl: Russian economic statecraft in Turkey and Belarus
Nuclear energy technology is increasingly relied upon by Russian President Vladimir Putin as his instrument of choice in economic...
Democracy is “a priority we cannot afford to ignore”—at home or abroad
Today, the storied bipartisan research and advocacy organization Freedom House releases its annual global survey of political rights and...
Japan’s New(ish) Aircraft Carriers: Reviving Japanese Naval Aviation
With remarkably little fuss, the Japanese Diet approved the latest iteration of Japan’s National Defense Program Guidelines in December...