The characteristics of the Russian state point to what it hopes to achieve with regards to Ukraine.

Why should we not care about the Confederacy between Russia and Belarus?

Traditional adversaries in the Middle East come together in a bid to reorder the region's balance of power.

Russia is testing American alliances through sales of its military equipment.

Tensions remain high in Tbilisi after Russian lawmaker Sergey Gavrilov occupied the chair of the speaker of the Georgian parliament last month.

Irrational compromise or defending Russian citizens from their government?

A pivot towards the West is simply not in Armenia's best interest.

A closer look at the diplomatic practices of unrecognised states.

On April 15th, Gazprom announced that it had resumed natural gas purchases from Turkmenistan after a three year hiatus. The announcement comes at a critical moment, when Ashgabat desperately needs new gas customers to prop up its suffering hydrocarbon-dependent economy.

The offensive Russian foreign policy approach towards Europe is based on Russia's sense of geographic insecurity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings are declining in ways similar to the beginning of his previous presidential term. Then, Putin artificially boosted his own personal ratings and those of his government by illegally annexing Crimea; now, Putin may attempt yet another geopolitical power-play in Belarus.

Moldova might seem to be a tiny country with little power to affect global or even regional politics, but looks can be deceiving. As a matter of fact, in order to understand the unique relationship between the West (namely the EU and NATO) and Russia, one must also understand Moldova’s geopolitics.