Institute for Security Analysis

Welcome back to ISA’s South Caucasus Brief. The highlights this month: #Russia’s #Abkhazia campaign presages regional shifts, #Armenia’s AI center draws scrutiny and #Azerbaijan pursues strategic investment blitz. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/south-ca…

Check out ISA’s South Caucasus Brief. The highlights this month: Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization accelerates, Baku facilitates laundering of Russian oil, and Georgia-Azerbaijan relations sour amid pipeline tariff spat. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/south-ca…

Excited to share that Dr. Neville Bolt, Founder & Director of the Sympodium Institute for Strategic Communications, is among the speakers at #NSL2025 by #ISA. 📍Gyumri | 📅 July 8–9 This project is supported by the @FCDOGovUK.

Happy to share that Ernest Beno, former Brigadier-General of the Canadian Army, is among the speakers at #NSL2025 by #ISA.  📍Gyumri | 📅 July 8–9 This program is funded by the @FCDOGovUK.

⚡️NEW! Azerbaijan Brief⚡️ The highlights this month: Aliyev escalates transnational crackdown against ethnic minorities, Baku’s #NorthernCyprus campaign faces setbacks, and #Azerbaijan facilitates #Iranian hybrid operations. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/azerbaij…

⚡️NEW! South Caucasus Brief⚡️ The highlights this month: #Armenia lurches towards capitulation agreement, #Azerbaijan conducts hybrid operations around #Ukraine, and #Abkhazia holds presidential polls. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/south-ca…

(From May 2024)⚡️Research Brief⚡️ Check out ISA's recent research brief on #Azerbaijan's hybrid activities across #Bulgaria, #Slovakia and #NewCaledonia — and their negative impact on #Ukraine’s war effort. securityandanalysis.net/wp-content/upl…

⚡ Event: The Self-Defense of Artsakh: September 2023 ⚡ Topics to be covered: • Military operations • Emergency response efforts • #Azerbaijani military vulnerabilities • Disinformation campaigns around the collapse of #Artsakh Please register below.

🛡️ ISA is accepting applications for its 2025 Summer Analyst Program! This 8-week program in Yerevan offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in national security and global affairs. 🔗Apply today! Applications due by April 7. forms.gle/PPsCZLvWuycLDe…

⚡️ NEW! Azerbaijan Brief ⚡️ The highlights this month: #Azerbaijan manipulates plane clash as a geopolitical maneuver, #Baku leverages #Israel ties to cultivate the Trump administration, and Aliyev escalates opposition crackdown. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/azerbaij…

(From April 2024) Amid the upcoming COP29 conference in Baku, learn how Azerbaijan is burnishing its green energy credentials to maintain strategic value vis-à-vis the West despite its firm alignment with Russia & authoritarian allies. ⬇️ linkedin.com/pulse/azerbaij…

(From May 2024) In case you missed it, check out ISA's "#Azerbaijan Brief" on growing #Moscow-Baku coordination and the shadowy influence network advancing bilateral ties. ⬇️ linkedin.com/pulse/azerbaij…

⚡️Upcoming Event⚡️ Join ISA to explore challenges faced by Armenian women, including those displaced from Artsakh, and how these issues hinder female participation in the national security sector. 📅 Don’t miss this important discussion! Register here: bit.ly/3PH4JG8

Աջակցությունը@Institute_ISA-ին ընդլայնում է Սյունիքի երիտասարդ կանանց ըմբռնումը խաղաղարարության ներքևից վեր, տեղայնացված մոտեցման վերաբերյալ: «Կանանց, խաղաղության և անվտանգության օրակարգ․ դիմակայունության ծրագիր»-ը ֆինանսավորում է Կանադայի տեղական նախաձեռնությունների հիմնադրամը:

⚡️ NEW! Azerbaijan Brief ⚡️ The highlights this month: Aliyev demands major concessions package from #Armenia, #Azerbaijan cultivates sprawling influence infrastructure, and Baku leverages #CentralAsia ties for geopolitical gain. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/azerbaij…

⚡️ (December 2024) South Caucasus Brief ⚡️ The highlights this month: #GeorgianDream accelerates anti-West pivot, #Armenia feigns security shift, and #Abkhazia faces down political storm. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/south-ca…

⚡️ NEW! South Caucasus Brief ⚡️ The highlights this month: #Azerbaijan buttresses co-authoritarian #GeorgianDream, regional elites manipulate “peace” agendas and #Armenia seesaws on CSTO withdrawal. Thanks for reading. linkedin.com/pulse/south-ca…

Viktor Orbán, along with far-right actors, is promoting his "peace movement" on the international stage. However, as this analysis shows, much like during Soviet times, the so-called "peace movement" serves to mask the Kremlin's warmongering policies. vsquare.org/hungary-cee-pe…