Democratic Security Institute organizes an online panel discussion on The South Caucasus Amid Geopolitical Shift: Mitigating Crisis, Leveraging Opportunities
Date: 28 January 2028, at 18:00 GMT+4 / 16:00 CET / 15:00 UK / 10:00 AM ET / 09:00 AM Washington DC
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https://zoom.us/meeting/register/-CVeS6ATTNCejaOlvFdXow
All three South Caucasus states—Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia—face increased challenges and unique opportunities in today’s turbulent geopolitical environment. Great power rivalry, the return of power politics, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and a lack of regional integration have left these countries vulnerable to internal and external shocks.
At the same time, the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement has created a strategic moment in which long-frozen dynamics are beginning to shift. While fragile, this window offers a chance to transform a wary détente into a durable architecture of cooperation. Furthermore, the region’s location between Europe and Asia creates new opportunities for trade, transport, and energy connectivity as global actors seek alternatives to traditional routes.
Join our panel of experts to analyze how these nations can navigate internal crisis and external crisis, balance complex relations, and leverage visionary statesmanship to enhance sovereignty, security and long-term development.
Panelists:
- Medea Turashvili: DSI Non-resident fellow and Eurasia Democratic Security Network fellow (Georgia).
- Rauf Mammadov: Senior Strategy Manager at Fuld & Company and non-resident scholar at the Jamestown Foundation (Azerbaijan).
- Tigran Grigoryan: Director of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (Armenia).
Moderator:
- TBC
Key Discussion Questions:
- What are the major domestic and external challenges and opportunities facing Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia?
- What strategies are governments adopting to navigate recent geopolitical, economic, and security developments?
- What should we expect in the coming year, and what measures do South Caucasus countries need to take to manage uncertainty and build resilience?
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The Democratic Security Institute (DSI) is an independent, non-partisan thinktank based in Estonia. We are a team of policy and civil society professionals who are passionate about the power of democracy to bring security, social justice and prosperity to people living in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.