Emil Avdaliani
ARTICLES BY: Emil Avdaliani
The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is Dangerous, But Could It End Well?
The US decision to withdraw about 7,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming months seems to go against recent developments inside that country. Afghanistan just...
Why Russia and the EU Won’t Cooperate – and Why a New Cold War Is On
Russian relations with Europe are complicated -- and they have military, economic, and often ideological dimensions. The two entities have tried unsuccessfully for centuries to...
Russia’s Perpetual Quest for Military Modernization
When we consider the remaining years of the 2010s and look forward to the 2020s, we can clearly see that Russia’s decline in terms of...
Don’t Be Fooled: Russia’s Alliance With Iran Goes Well Beyond Syria
Iran and Russia have long been wary of one another’s geo-political ambitions. Numerous wars in the 19th century over domination in the South Caucasus, and...
Russia After the Ukraine Crisis: European, Asian, or Eurasian?
As competition grows more intense between the US and China, Moscow must assess which side will do more to help it solve its problems across...
At the Centenary of the End of World War I, Is the World Safer?
It all began on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, then the center of Bosnia, a province annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. On that day, Gavrilo...
Russia Will Only Respond to Military Pressure, Not Economic Measures
The question of how Russia will evolve over the next few decades is one of the most perplexing and perhaps the most central question in modern...
The Russian Perspective on the Downing of Its Plane Over Syria
The Russian press and overall public opinion in Russia has been exceptionally negative towards Israel over the past few weeks, following the downing of a...
Keeping Russia, China, and Iran at Bay
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the US as the sole indisputable world power, with almost unlimited resources. However, over the past...
Will Russia Try to Capitalize on US-China Tensions?
China and the US have different geopolitical imperatives, so tensions are bound to increase between the two powers. Russia’s position in the nascent confrontation will...
Russia in Syria: Caught Between Iran and Israel
Intermittent Israeli strikes against Iranian positions in Syria have alarmed Russia, which is trying to solidify its military gains there. Active Israeli interference could bring...
Russia vs. Europe: Could Putin Be in Trouble?
The confrontation between Russia and the West over the course of the past several years has reached its most tense point since the collapse of...
Despite His Election ‘Victory,’ Putin’s Problems Will Grow
On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule the longest since Joseph Stalin’s. But this next term will...
The Nascent Russia-Lebanon Alliance and Israel
The Russian entrance into the Syrian battlefield in 2015 propped up the Assad regime. And Moscow has continued to build up its military presence in...
