Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
The Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD) is a bimonthly internet publication jointly produced by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia), the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich, the Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich and the German Association for East European Studies (DGO). The Caucasus Analytical Digest analyzes the political, economic, and social situation in the three South Caucasus states of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia within the context of international and security dimensions of this region’s development. The CAD is edited by external pageLusine Badalyancall_made, external pageSandra Fernandescall_made, external pageFarid Guliyevcall_made, external pageDiana Lezhavacall_made, external pageLili Di Puppocall_made, external pageJeronim Perovićcall_made, external pageAbel Polesecall_made, external pageKoba Turmanidzecall_made.
The CAD corresponding editors are and (co-editor), and the layout editor is .
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No. 136: Iran and the South Caucasus after the second Karabakh war
The papers in this issue address the regional dynamics following the Second Karabakh War of 2020. Iran has found itself having more and more of a foot in the South Caucasus as a result. The prospects and modalities of the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’ (a proposed land connection between Azerbaijan proper and its exclave of Nakhchivan/Nakhichevan) include economic, geopolitical, strategic, cultural, and ideological components, perceived in various ways in Baku and Yerevan, in Tbilisi and Tehran. Besides the security outcomes and aftermaths since 2020, the contributions in this issue also take on historical developments and how they impact current bilateral ties.
No. 135: Impact of the Russian War against Ukraine on Georgia
The topic of this issue is the Impact of Russia’s War against Ukraine on Georgia. Firstly, Tatia Chikhladze and Shota Shiukashvili examine new pro-Russian disinformation narratives promoted since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; secondly, Natia Seskuria analyses security, political and economic implications of the influx of Russians in Georgia, as well potential short and long-term implications of controversial decisions such as allowing the restoration of flights to Russia and keeping liberal visa regulations for Russian citizens; lastly, Tatia Tavkhelidze offers a perspective on how the government of Georgia responded to this new historical opportunity.