Georgia

July 11, 2020

Recent Developments in the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project

Taking into the fact that the Trans-Eurasian rail cargo is on the rise it is not surprising that regional countries are strongly interested in enhancing their railway network with new routes and new logistics hubs. Increasing competitiveness of the East-West international transport corridors that create an integrated freight railway network […]
March 19, 2019

Far and Near South Caucasus: Present-Day Georgia-Armenia Relations

On March 13-14, 2019, President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili made an official visit to Armenia [Sputnik-Georgia, 2019]. It should be noted after the change of the Georgian constitution the powers of the president were reduced, therefore, this visit had a symbolic character. For Armenia, the borders of which with Azerbaijan […]
September 13, 2017

Asya Avrupa No: 21-22

Merhabalar, Doç. Dr. Sayın Nevzat Şimşek’in başarılı idaresinin ardından, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü’nün yönetimi sorumluluğunu geçtiğimiz günlerde teslim aldım. Sayın Şimşek’e görevleri boyunca Enstitü yönetiminde kaydettiği değerli çalışmalar nedeniyle şükranlarımı sunuyorum. Kendisinin döneminde Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü, küresel düzlemde tanınan bir araştırma kuruluşu haline geldi. Temennimiz odur […]
July 13, 2016

Contemporary Energy Relations Between Georgia and Azerbaijan

The energy relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia have shown a significant development which serves as a primary factor that have been strengthening their bilateral relations since 1992. Since both countries are located in the South Caucasus, it can be claimed that the geography has laid the foundation for the development […]
March 17, 2016

Is Georgia Moving Closer to NATO?

On February 11, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that “Georgia is moving closer to NATO thanks to its reforms, and to its significant contributions to our shared security.”[1] Further he said that prior to joining NATO, Georgia must gain a Membership Action Plan (MAP). The MAP is a NATO […]