Topic

Economic development

The overlooked: small open post-socialist economies in between the Global North and Global South

[originally published in Prose on the Rocks] by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan These days there are three popular ways to speak of the small economies that have gone through the1990s market transition reforms in the former socialist Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. The first approach is to politely suggest that those countries have long since transitioned […]

February 13, 2026 Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan

On diaspora bonds

From a quick fix to a complexity of sovereign debt and international capital markets: the idea of funding economic development with diaspora bonds captivates many despite its many pitfalls.

February 3, 2026 Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan