Tag "Dagestan"
Middle East/North Africa
Security
Russia and Iran on the North-South transport corridor: security, control, and power
The global community has their eye on Russia and Iran regarding developments in Syria and the broader Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.
Economics
Europe
The byzantine fight for Dagestan’s strategic Makhachkala port
Ramazan Abdulatipov seems ready to close a sale of the state-owned port of Makhachkala to an Iranian-led group. The sale exposes the difficult balancing act elites are playing in the region.
Europe
Security
The emerging Islamic State Threat in the North Caucasus
The expansion of Islamic State operations in the North Caucasus is part of the group’s wider international strategy. It also highlights ISIS ongoing power struggle with al-Qaeda-linked groups. Since the
Economics
South and Central Asia
Dreams of tourist-friendly North Caucasus hard to realize
North Caucasus hopes to use the Sochi Winter Olympics to attract investment through improvement in tourism. Yet, insecurity, corruption and broken infrastructure make such dreams difficult to realize. The President
