Can Deepened Partnerships Make the Caucasus More Secure?
NATO is deepening its partnerships with Armenia and Azerbaijan while maintaining its long-standing cooperation with Georgia, offering a rare inside view into how the…
Ia Meurmishvili
Ia Meurmishvili is co-founder, president, CEO, and editor in chief of Independence Avenue Media. Known in her native Georgia as a television anchor, she previously managed Voice of America’s Georgian Service, leading coverage of U.S. foreign policy, NATO, and regional security. She is a frequent guest commentator, conference speaker, and lecturer.
Inside NATO’s Approach to the South Caucasus
NATO is deepening its partnerships with Armenia and Azerbaijan while maintaining its long-standing cooperation with Georgia, offering a rare inside view into how the…
Amb. Juri Luik Warns a Weak Peace in Ukraine Would Undermine NATO
Estonia’s ambassador to NATO and a former defense and foreign minister tells Independence Avenue Media that stakes in Ukraine go far beyond the battlefield.…
Ukraine Peace Talks, NATO and U.S. Power
In this interview, Juri Luik, Estonia’s Ambassador to NATO and former defense and foreign minister, discusses what is at stake as Ukraine-U.S. peace talks…
China’s Military Purge: Why It Matters
Former U.S. deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger tells Independence Avenue Media why China’s role in Russia’s war against Ukraine is central to today’s…
Ukraine Is the Tip of the Spear: Matt Pottinger on Deterrence, US-China Relations, and What Comes Next
Drawing on his experience in government and his long focus on China, former U.S. deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger discusses how President Xi Jinping’s…
Mike Gonzalez on Venezuela, Cuba and U.S. Security
Mike Gonzalez compares implications of the arrest of Nicolás Maduro to “the fall of the Berlin Wall,” predicting it will “have knock-on effects throughout…
Mike Gonzalez: Maduro’s Fall Will Have ‘Knock-On Effects’ Across the Region
Venezuela, once one of the most prosperous nations in Latin America, is facing what one analyst describes as the consequences of corruption, criminal governance…
Amb. Romero: Venezuela Strategy Should Avoid US Boots on the Ground
Former U.S. Ambassador Peter Romero said he hoped there would be “no [U.S.] boots on the ground” after U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…
