Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
The Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD) is a quarterly internet publication jointly produced by the external page Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia), the external page Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich, the external page Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich and the external page 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 page Lusine Badalyan, external page Sandra Fernandes, external page Farid Guliyev, external page Diana Lezhava, external page Lili Di Puppo, external page Jeronim Perović, external page Abel Polese, external page Koba Turmanidze.
The CAD corresponding editors are and (co-editor), and the layout editor is .
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No. 143: Azerbaijan's International Relations
Focusing on Azerbaijan’s international relations, the first three contributions deal with the deteriorating relations between Azerbaijan and Russia. They examine the recent events and analyse their impact on Azerbaijan’s economy, especially regarding the multiple transportation projects in the South Caucasus both countries are involved in, and the effects on the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia, suggesting that Russia is using migration as a weapon. The fourth contribution looks at Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel in the context of a possible membership Azerbaijan’s in the US- brokered “Abraham Accords”.
No. 142: Abkhazia's Relations with Russia
The special issue deals, on the one hand, with Abkhazia’s territorial relations with Russia, which have intensified over the last two decades. Bachelet’s article reveals the different dimensions of the Russian–Abkhaz integration. In particular, the disruption of contacts with (the rest of) Georgia since 1993 made Russia Abkhazia’s only real foreign partner. On the other hand, Blakkisrud and Kolstø analyze Abkhazia’s 2025 presidential elections, which were particularly notable due to unprecedented interference by Russia. The victory of their Russian-backed candidate raises several questions about Abkhazian sovereignty and the future of the country’s political landscape.