Feminist Foreign Policy and the South Caucasus This dossier looks at the possibility of feminist foreign policy in the context of the South Caucasus, a region coined by armed conflict, destabilizing external interference and military threat, and all but feminist governments
The Heritage of Imperial Frontiers Tracing the Armenian-Turkish border from imperial rivalries to the Cold War and its closure in 1993, this article shows how shifting frontiers transformed landscapes, populations, and everyday life. Samvel Meliksetyan
The Depoliticised Sexism in the Political Arena: Civil Society’s Response and the Silence of the Systems This essay addresses the manifestations of sexism in Armenia’s political arena, analyzing specific examples amid the lack of adequate response. Siran Hovhannisyan, Armine Markosyan
Prospects for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture in Georgia: Insights from Ecovillage Georgia Rural areas in Georgia suffer from high levels of poverty, declining biodiversity and are characterized by small farms with low productivity which are under pressure to industrialize and use increasing amounts of pesticides. Ecovillage Georgia is a living lab that explores how community-based, regenerative and organic agriculture provides a viable alternative to revive the countryside, regenerate soil and biodiversity and create fair and resilient economic models. Organic agriculture can support smallholder farming, is free from agro-chemicals and increases climate resilience. Anna Samwel
