Caucasus
South Caucasus, PME and Intelligence Services’ Transformation in Focus
None of the important time-critical processes described and analyzed in the articles presented here could have been realized without expert advice provided by NATO initiatives and the cooperation with NATO member and partner countries. Thus, the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) played and continues to play a crucial role in Professional Military Education (PME) and interoperability in the Southern Caucasus.

Defense Institution Building from Above? Lessons from the Baltic Experience
Introduction
There is nothing better than ‘NATO dirt’ under the ‘fingernails.’ So said then NATO Supreme allied commander in Europe, General John Shalikashvili, in reference to the goal of the Partnership for Peace (PfP).[1] In the aftermath of the Cold War, the states of Eastern Europe looked for aid from the West. The Partnership for Peace (PfP) was NATO’s response. The goal was to bring members of the former Warsaw Pact into closer cooperation with NATO.

Countering Radicalism in the North Caucasus
THE MASS MEDIA AS COUNTER-IDEOLOGY TOOL
Anton Chablin
According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), there are approximately 31 000 fighters in the ISIS ranks in Iraq and Syria at the present moment. By comparison, Al Qaeda had 3 000 at its peak. On the side of regular national forces, this is nearly half of the U.S. Marine Corps’ strength and a little less than half of the total Canadian armed forces (all elements combined).

Armenia and the South Caucasus: A New Security Environment
Purpose, Scope and Key Assumptions
The purpose of this article is to examine the geopolitics and the security environment of the South Caucasus and, more specifically, the security challenges Armenia is expected to face over the next five years.

The Prospects of Azerbaijan to Enhance Military Interoperability with NATO

Foreign Terrorist Fighters from the North Caucasus: Understanding Islamic State Influence in the Region

Arms Control Arrangements under the Aegis of the OSCE: Is There a Better Way to Handle Compliance?



The South Caucasus: A playground between NATO and Russia?



Democratization’s Vicious Circle or How Georgia Failed to Change

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