Felix Stanevsky

Vitaly Sovin

Nobuo Shimotomai

Patrick Seale

Lev Sokolshik

Mohammad Reza Sheibani

Murad Saleh oglu Sadygzade

Vladislav Shershulsky

Gregory Simons

Lord Robert Skidelsky

Felix Stanevsky

Russian Federation

Head of the Caucasus Department, Institute for CIS Countries; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, former Russia ambassador to Georgia (1996-2000).

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Russia-Azerbaijan: An Important Partnership

Azerbaijan is currently an exceptionally important partner for Russia in the South Caucasus. The two countries are strategic partners, and there are a number of promising areas, primarily the energy sector, for mutual cooperation. This is why the recent presidential visit to Azerbaijan was mostly devoted to this issue.

28.08.2013

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Georgia Would Have Gained Much More by Preserving Its Orientation to Russia

Saakashvili’s power is continuing to shrink. Mr Ivanishvili is now the real leader of Georgia. He does not exceed his authority or make major mistakes. Analyzing his first hundred days in power, the majority of experts in Georgia think the same.

14.02.2013

Opinions

Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Three Years After Independence

The last three years were for Abkhazia and South Ossetia the first peaceful period since the disintegration of the USSR. In a span of less than twenty years, Georgia launched six large-scale armed attacks on the Abkhazians and South Ossetians, even though they were regarded as ethnic minorities of Georgia itself.

26.08.2011

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