Other Voices

Will ASEAN Ever Get China to Discuss Sea Disputes?

Once more a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ended yesterday, this time in Brunei.

Friday, April 26, 2013 - 07:53 By:  The Manila Times
America's Need for a Stronger Partnership with Azerbaijan

In ‘The Grand Chessboard’, Zbigniew Brzezinski's 1998 book examining American geostrategic imperatives around the world, the former U.S. National Security Adviser described Azerbaijan as one of the world's "geopolitical pivots" and a key to U.S. security interests.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 10:30 By:  Shahmar Hajiyev, Research Fellow for the Center for Strategic Studies, Azerbaijan
Our Most Recent Revolution in Military Affairs – A Thumbnail Historical Sketch

The current RMA is no spring chicken, argues the ISN’s Peter Faber. It’s cultural and conceptual foundations go back at least 100 years, involves breaking away from a long-standing American Way of War and has been fought over, in terms of its future direction, by brass knuckled bureaucratic factions.

Monday, April 8, 2013 - 11:57 By:  Peter Faber, ISN
US LNG Exports: March Madness and the Road to the Final Four Projects

For basketball fans, nothing is better than March Madness where sixty-four college basketball teams line up with a shot to win it all after a series of games played throughout the month of March.

Monday, April 8, 2013 - 07:23 By:  Susan Sakmar, Natural Gas Europe
Georgia's Armed Forces: Army of the All or Army of the Few?

While Georgia's politicians believe that reforming the country's armed forces is essential, they remain divided over what roles civilians should play in national defense. Today, Eugene Kogan outlines the issues surrounding Tbilisi’s military reforms and what Russia thinks about them.

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 11:01 By:  Eugene Kogan, ISN
ExxonMobil: Important Aspects in Ukraine

In connection with ExxonMobil's forthcoming E&P activities in Ukraine in the deepwater of the Black Sea, Jim Johnston, Head of Representation, ExxonMobil E&P Ukraine, noted some of the concerns that had been discussed at the Ukrainian Energy Forum in Kiev.

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 13:19 By:  Natural Gas Europe
Prospects for entering NATO

Entering NATO is permanently on Georgia's political agenda and is a hot topic of debate for the country's political parties. However, it seems that the Georgian public's enthusiasm for joining NATO has declined recently. Expectations are low that Georgia will become part of the alliance in the near future because Russia is against Georgia’s joining the organization and NATO is reluctant to upset Russia.

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 12:38 By:  Zaza Gachechiladze, Editor of The Messenger
Railways in Abkhazia

Since October's parliamentary election in Georgia, the issue of reconstructing the railway line in Abkhazia connecting Georgia with Russia has been the subject of much speculation. The topic was touched upon by some of the leaders of the Georgian Dream coalition. However, it should be mentioned that the reopening of the railways is in the interest of Russia and Armenia probably more so than that of Georgia. That said, much depends on the conditions under which the railways will be opened.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 14:31 By:  Zaza Gachechiladze, Editor of The Messenger

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