Armenia’s Place in the New South Caucasus

A rapprochement with Turkey makes sense, but several obstacles remain.

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The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan last fall dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus, and Armenia’s strategy is beginning to change to reflect it. Last week, Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan said Turkey no longer had any reason to keep its border with Armenia closed. Ankara shut the border with its eastern […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.