Sulak Canyon in Dagestan, North Caucasus

Our people

Research Team and Regional Network

Central analytical expertise combined with a network of local journalist-researchers across the region.

How we work

A structure built on central coordination and local insight

The Caucasus Research Center combines central analytical expertise with a network of local journalist-researchers who contribute to research on geopolitics, international relations, and regional security.

The Center's structure brings together personnel working at the central level and local researchers who provide country- and region-specific perspectives. This approach supports the collection and analysis of political developments, diplomatic relations, and security issues affecting the Caucasus.

6
Central experts
13
Local journalist-researchers
19
Total personnel

Central experts

Six central experts

These experts contribute to research coordination, regional analysis, and the development of research publications.

View over Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgia 2experts
Baku skyline with the Flame Towers, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 2experts
Yerevan, Armenia, with Mount Ararat in the background
Armenia 2experts

Local journalist-researchers

A local research network of 13 journalist-researchers

Local journalist-researchers contribute regional observations, political monitoring, and locally informed research relevant to the Center's analytical work.

  • Georgia 5
  • Azerbaijan 5
  • Abkhazia 1
  • Chechnya 1
  • Dagestan 1

Overall personnel

Central coordination and local expertise

Together, these personnel provide the Center with a combination of central research coordination and local expertise. The network supports the Center's studies on European Union integration in the South Caucasus, Russia's influence on regional foreign policies, and the geopolitical and security dynamics affecting the region.