Center for International Studies

  A failed military coup in Russia. What happened?   By: Nika Chitadze Director of the Center for International Studies Professor of the International Black Sea University President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia - International and Security Research Center    For several hours on June 24 of this year, Russia was on the verge of a civil war. The rebellious "Wagnerians" were already 200 kilometers from Moscow. In the center of Rostov, the head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin himself was fortified, and the Chechen leader Kadyrov sent his armed formations to destroy him, he had positions in the outskirts of the city and was preparing for an attack. However, in the end, the "march of justice" announced by Prigozhin ended "peacefully". Russia avoided a civil war. At least at this point. Government representatives and the so-called parties reached an agreement during the negotiations between the private military company "Wagne...

  EXPLOSION OF KAHAVSKY HEPP: PUTIN'S LAST RED LINE BEFORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS   In mid-August 1864, the Swiss government invited representatives of most European countries, as well as the USA, Brazil and Mexico, to a unique diplomatic conference. Sixteen countries sent their delegates to Geneva, who approved and adopted the first Geneva Convention at the conference held on August 22, 1864. This was the beginning of a major process lasting almost 100 years, during which four international treaties and three additional protocols were adopted, establishing modern international legal standards for the conduct of hostilities. In other words, these became the new "rules of war", which almost 200 countries later undertook not to violate (the USSR ratified the Geneva Conventions in 1954). In addition to the Geneva Conventions, the world community also adopted a number of other international legal treaties (Rome Statute, Hague Conventions and Declarations, etc.), which catego...

  Ukraine's expected counterattack and Possible De-Occupation of the Country Nika Chitadze Professor of the International Black Sea University Director of the Center for International Studies President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia - International and Security Research Center  As expected, Ukraine's counteroffensive against the Russian occupation forces has already begun, although it has not yet entered the decisive phase. It should be noted that the past 5 months were particularly difficult for Ukrainian soldiers - the period when Ukraine began to save forces to prepare for a large-scale counteroffensive. In recent months, Ukraine has withdrawn most of its combat-ready units from the front line, and thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have gone abroad for training. The newly formed and refreshed brigades were left intact by the military-political leadership of Ukraine and did not involve them in heavy winter battles.   All this happened against the ba...