EVOLUTSIA.NET

Evolutsia.Net is back with a loaded schedule.

It’s been awhile since Evolutsia.Net has been operating in full-swing. For much of 2011, Evolutsia has been publishing lightly (to say the least) for a variety of reasons. There are a few specific personal and professional issues that made writing and working on the website more difficult, but the main problem boiled to a surfeit of obligations and a dearth of time among Evolutsia staff.

As we have noted before — despite the occasional tinfoil-hatted cry to the contrary — Evolutsia is a product of volunteered time and energy. We receive no external funding whatsoever for the maintenance of the website, much less the development or content production. Unfortunately, because of this reality, the website has a way of falling down on the priority list.

In an effort to not only restart the website, but to ensure a stability of productivity, we’ve made some organizational changes that readers will soon notice and should find helpful.

First, readers will notice new regular and guest contributors popping up regularly. As much as Inge and I enjoy writing, our schedules — and the work that pays the bills — aren’t always cooperative (though Inge’s yeoman work as Evolutsia’s sole voice for many months should be applauded). So, bringing in new writers is an organizational no-brainer: it allows us to publish more regularly, to air different viewpoints, and tackle the issues with greater depths and breadth. It also frees time for some of us to work on the largely invisible but critical behind-the-scenes work. Interested in publishing an op-ed, article, or analysis with Evolutsia.Net? Let us know.

Also, you will notice a publishing regular publishing schedule emerging over the next few weeks. We will be playing around with configurations at first to test the analytics, but we will be soon rolling out a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule that features regular interviews, roundtables, and in-depth articles in addition to regular posts on Kofi Braiki.

Finally, look out for a more expanded focus to the wider South Caucasus-Black Sea region. While Georgia is likely to remain our chief area of exploration, we will be expanding our coverage of the region — especially Armenia and Azerbaijan — as a nod to the area’s increasing interdependence and growing role in international affairs.

With these changes, you can expect the same commitment to evidence-based analysis and Evolutsia’s unique voice on the issues while also benefiting from more and more consistent content.

– Michael Hikari Cecire

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