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“This summer and fall of 2016 may look like the perfect timing for territorial adventurism in the Caucasus”

Accent May 16, 2016 By Mariam Chubinidze The Georgian news agency Accent’s exclusive interview with Ariel Cohen, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center & Global Energy Center. -On May 11, the Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the United States and Britain, drawing an angry response from

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Ariel Cohen: Armenia must withdraw from occupied Azerbaijani territories

News.Az May 12, 2016 “Recognition of the “independence” of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia will not be a step towards peace and a move in a wrong direction.” It is time for a change to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and Armenia must withdraw from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan within the peace process and

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Iranian gas industry to require massive investments to meet European demands

Trend News Agency January 26, 2016 By Elena Kosolapova The Iranian gas industry will require massive investments to meet European and global demand, Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Ariel Cohen said in his report obtained by Trend. “Only 160 billion cubic meters of gas

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Why TANAP/TAP a better alternative than Turkish Stream

Trend News Agency January 27, 2016 By Aygun Badalova The Trans Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), being realized within the Southern Gas Corridor project, aimed at the the transportation of the Caspian gas to Europe, provide a better alternative than Russia’s Turkish Stream project, Ariel Cohen, Nonresident Senior Research Fellow

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Amid Falling Oil Price, Middle East Arms Race Led By Saudi Arabia Expected To Slow Down

International Business Times January 12, 2016 By Christopher Harress Dr. Cohen was cited discussing the situation in Saudi Arabia. On the surface, that may seem like a major mistake that directly hurts Riyadh, but the concerted strategy led by Saudi Arabia is aimed at preventing Iran from reemerging as a major political and military player in the

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Amid Falling Oil Price, Middle East Arms Race Led By Saudi Arabia Expected To Slow Down

International Business Times January 12, 2016 By Christopher Harress http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/black-gold-drowns-middle-east-arms-race/ar-CCtElo As Middle East nations look to build up their weaponry amid regional civil wars, that arms race is now at risk of grinding to a halt. The price of oil kept sliding Tuesday, past the point where the oil-based economies in the region are able to balance their budgets.

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A ‘Cold War 2.0’ playing out in the Middle East

Jerusalem Post November 3, 2015 By Ariel Ben Solomon Putin’s government tries to establish a security belt stretching from Iraq to the Mediterranean, expert tells the “Post.” The US is facing a “Cold War 2.0” against Russia in places such as Ukraine, the Baltic states, and Syria as President Vladimir Putin’s government tries to establish

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