Web-dossier Eastern Partnership in South Caucasus EaP policy is a success story but it now needs to adapt to the changing geopolitical environment and take more seriously the lessons learned from the reality check of the policy in the target countries. Elections in South Caucasus The parliamentary and presidential elections which were either held or are still planned in three countries of the South Caucasus can be considered as the most significant political events of 2018. The legacy of the August War after 10 years: human’s burden On occasion on 10-year anniversary of August war (2008) the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation presents web-dossier, which includes analytical article by Giorgi Kanashvili, interview with civil activist Tamar Mearakishvili and 2 multimedia projects. 100 years after: the countries of the South Caucasus from the declaration of independence till 2018 In order to commemorate 100 years anniversary since the declaration of independence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Heinrich Boell Foundation presents analytical articles that on the one hand, reflect on the main foreign and internal priorities of the first republics and on the other hand, analyze what is the impact of the short-lived experiences of statehood on the democratic political culture of the South Caucasus. Web-Dossier: Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Vector on the Eve of the NATO Summit Georgian aspirations towards NATO and the EU specifically, and Europe in general, are likely to play an important role in the upcoming Georgian elections, scheduled for the 8th of October. In anticipation of the July 8-9 NATO Summit in Warsaw, hbs explores the significance of NATO-Georgia relations & the question of sovereignty for small states in the context of security. Web-Dossier: A Glance at the Islamic State from afar: Islam and Politics in the South Caucasus Nationals of many Western and non-Western countries are joining the IS cause and those that survive the fight will bring home with them extensive battle experience and new ideas about social and political life. The danger to peace and civic order, and the growing influence of this quasi-religious military movement casts shadow over the South Caucasus, which is not at all far from IS-held territory. Armenian-Georgian Neighborhood: same directions or diverging paths? Georgia and Armenia have strived to establish good neighborhood policy throughout centuries. There has been neighborly competition over certain issues but during the last two decades, governments of these countries have taken steps to develop joint initiatives in cultural, economic and political spheres.The South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation supports the regional dialogue between these two countries. Oil Geopolitics in the South Caucasus Politics in the South Caucasus region cannot be viewed in isolation from developments worldwide and especially in the context of economic contest and tensions among the “great powers” active in the broader European, Middle East and Eurasian region. Decrease in prices on fossil fuel resources, fight over the routes of delivery of energy resources to the Western markets and struggle for political domination over the nations of weak/fragile sovereignty are manifested in a number of conflicts and social-economic and political turmoil taking place in these nations. Web-Dossier: The Games are over! Beware of the Peace? Russia and the South Caucasus after the Sochi Olympics With the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius (Lithuania) approaching on November 28-29, 2013, the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) aims to give insiders’ views on state of Armenia's, Azerbaijan's and Georgia's integration into the European community. The Gordian Knot of Non-recognized Crime: Perspectives on Armenian Genocide Centennial from Within Here the reader can find a series of brief observations on political, cultural and social aspects of the given issue by alumni of HBF Regional Scholarship Programme: Mr. Mikael Zolyan, Ms. Izabella Sargsyan, Ms. Lusine Kharatyan and Ms. Satenik Mkrtchyan. Web-dossier: The South Caucasus on the Crossroads: Where Will the Road to Vilnius Lead? With the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius (Lithuania) approaching on November 28-29, 2013, the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) aims to give insiders’ views on state of Armenia's, Azerbaijan's and Georgia's integration into the European community. Betwixt and between: the reality of Russian soft-power in Azerbaijan Web-dossier The power of Russia’s disinformation campaign via the media and Kremlin-financed and/or supported NGOs have been clearly seen in the West with the Ukraine crisis. However, for the post-Soviet republics, these tactics are familiar. հայերեն By Zaur Shiriyev All on web-dossier
Eastern Partnership in South Caucasus EaP policy is a success story but it now needs to adapt to the changing geopolitical environment and take more seriously the lessons learned from the reality check of the policy in the target countries.
Elections in South Caucasus The parliamentary and presidential elections which were either held or are still planned in three countries of the South Caucasus can be considered as the most significant political events of 2018.
The legacy of the August War after 10 years: human’s burden On occasion on 10-year anniversary of August war (2008) the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation presents web-dossier, which includes analytical article by Giorgi Kanashvili, interview with civil activist Tamar Mearakishvili and 2 multimedia projects.
100 years after: the countries of the South Caucasus from the declaration of independence till 2018 In order to commemorate 100 years anniversary since the declaration of independence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Heinrich Boell Foundation presents analytical articles that on the one hand, reflect on the main foreign and internal priorities of the first republics and on the other hand, analyze what is the impact of the short-lived experiences of statehood on the democratic political culture of the South Caucasus.
Web-Dossier: Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Vector on the Eve of the NATO Summit Georgian aspirations towards NATO and the EU specifically, and Europe in general, are likely to play an important role in the upcoming Georgian elections, scheduled for the 8th of October. In anticipation of the July 8-9 NATO Summit in Warsaw, hbs explores the significance of NATO-Georgia relations & the question of sovereignty for small states in the context of security.
Web-Dossier: A Glance at the Islamic State from afar: Islam and Politics in the South Caucasus Nationals of many Western and non-Western countries are joining the IS cause and those that survive the fight will bring home with them extensive battle experience and new ideas about social and political life. The danger to peace and civic order, and the growing influence of this quasi-religious military movement casts shadow over the South Caucasus, which is not at all far from IS-held territory.
Armenian-Georgian Neighborhood: same directions or diverging paths? Georgia and Armenia have strived to establish good neighborhood policy throughout centuries. There has been neighborly competition over certain issues but during the last two decades, governments of these countries have taken steps to develop joint initiatives in cultural, economic and political spheres.The South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation supports the regional dialogue between these two countries.
Oil Geopolitics in the South Caucasus Politics in the South Caucasus region cannot be viewed in isolation from developments worldwide and especially in the context of economic contest and tensions among the “great powers” active in the broader European, Middle East and Eurasian region. Decrease in prices on fossil fuel resources, fight over the routes of delivery of energy resources to the Western markets and struggle for political domination over the nations of weak/fragile sovereignty are manifested in a number of conflicts and social-economic and political turmoil taking place in these nations.
Web-Dossier: The Games are over! Beware of the Peace? Russia and the South Caucasus after the Sochi Olympics With the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius (Lithuania) approaching on November 28-29, 2013, the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) aims to give insiders’ views on state of Armenia's, Azerbaijan's and Georgia's integration into the European community.
The Gordian Knot of Non-recognized Crime: Perspectives on Armenian Genocide Centennial from Within Here the reader can find a series of brief observations on political, cultural and social aspects of the given issue by alumni of HBF Regional Scholarship Programme: Mr. Mikael Zolyan, Ms. Izabella Sargsyan, Ms. Lusine Kharatyan and Ms. Satenik Mkrtchyan.
Web-dossier: The South Caucasus on the Crossroads: Where Will the Road to Vilnius Lead? With the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius (Lithuania) approaching on November 28-29, 2013, the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) aims to give insiders’ views on state of Armenia's, Azerbaijan's and Georgia's integration into the European community.
Betwixt and between: the reality of Russian soft-power in Azerbaijan Web-dossier The power of Russia’s disinformation campaign via the media and Kremlin-financed and/or supported NGOs have been clearly seen in the West with the Ukraine crisis. However, for the post-Soviet republics, these tactics are familiar. հայերեն By Zaur Shiriyev
