Emil Avdaliani

Professor. Director of Middle East Studies

Geocase/European University

Director of Middle East Studies at Geocase and professor of international relations at European University. Dr. Avdaliani currently teaches history and international relations at European University and Ilia State University. He has published a number of books including his latest "New World Order and Small Regions: The Case of South Caucasus".

Dr Avdaliani specializes on the history of silk roads and modern political and military issues in the South Caucasus and wider Eurasia with a particular focus on Iran, Turkey, and China.

Dr Avdaliani has worked for different international consulting companies a regional analyst covering the Caucasus and the Middle East. He regularly publishes works at Carnegie, CEPA, and RUSI. He speaks and writes in English, French, Russian, Farsi, Chinese and Kurmanji.