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 Caucasus Analytical Digest is edited by external page Lusine Badalyan, external page Sandra Fernandes, external page Farid Guliyev, external page Lili Di Puppo, external page Jeronim Perović, external page Abel Polese, external page Koba Turmanidze.
The corresponding editors are and (co-editor), and the layout editor is .
All Issues
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No. 147: Time, Gender, and Inequality in Georgia
This issue draws on data from the 2020–2021 Georgia Time Use Survey (GTUS). Taken together, the four articles demonstrate that despite social and economic transformation, gendered divisions of labour and leisure remain deeply embedded in Georgian households. The articles reveal persistent inequalities in childcare involvement, subjective time pressure, leisure patterns, and shared domestic time. Fathers’ limited engagement in caregiving, women’s disproportionate experience of time pressure, unequal access to leisure, and asymmetric patterns of shared domestic time all point to enduring gender hierarchies that structure daily life.
No. 146: The Transformation of Armenian-Russian Relations
This special issue examines the foundational pillars of the bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia, the countries’ political, security and economic ties, which have both structured and constrained their relationship. The opening article maps the political friction, ranging from persistent misunderstandings to clearly defined red lines in the relations between Armenia and Russia, while the second article demonstrates that defence cooperation has significantly eroded following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine indicating Armenia’s diversification of its security arrangements. The last article analyses the evolving economic relationship between the two countries, highlighting the transformative impact of international sanctions.