Michael Cecire

Michael Hikari Cecire is a Washington, DC-based Black Sea regional analyst and the co-editor of Georgian Foreign Policy: The Quest for Sustainable Security (2014). He tweets at @mhikaric.

A new partnership for co-operation in the Black Sea

An economic and strategic partnership between Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey is ramping up, and turning to the West.

By Michael Cecire

/ 18 May 2015

China’s quiet splash in the post-Soviet space

China’s steadily growing economic expansion throughout the world is a cause of concern for many governments. Eastern Europe and Central Eurasia are no longer so dependent on Moscow and China is quietly rolling out credit lines and investments in the region. Time to sit up and pay attention, says M

By Michael Cecire

/ 25 Feb 2013