Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith, (Ret.), directs the Georgian Security Analysis Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. In an article for the Georgian publication Tabula, he looks at the recent revolts in the Middle East and North Africa. Amb. Smith writes that although the full ramifications of these events remain unclear, worldwide socio-economic impacts - including rising insecurity about energy supplies - could have the effect of empowering Russia. Click below to read the article in full.