Professional Affiliation

Director, CIS Center-Center of International Studies

Wilson Center Project

The New Geopolitics of Great Powers in the Caucasus: The Roles of Russia, Iran, Turkey and the United States

Project Summary

Looks at strategic issues surrounding the Caucasus, including oil and pipeline poiltics in the Caspian Basin, the military and political situation in Chechnya, the ongoing conflicts in the geopolitical setting of the Caucasus (Karabakh, Chechnya, Abkhazia, Ossetia), the role of the Russian military, Russia’s strategic relations with Iran, and the increase of US presence in the region.