Western Weapons Made the Difference in Ukraine and the Second Karabakh War
The superiority of Western weapons and training, at least vis-à-vis Russian military equipment, has been established beyond a doubt on the battlefields of Karabakh and Ukraine.
Russia Isn’t Behind Armenia’s Military Defeats, Geopolitical Choices Are
It was not a betrayal from Moscow that lost Armenia the war. Rather, it was Yerevan’s longstanding and misguided over-reliance on Russia which, as its war against Ukraine demonstrates, is a declining great power.
Moving Beyond Russian and Armenian Religious Revanchism
It’s time for Yerevan to build a lasting regional peace for the Armenia that is, not the one imagined by the religious authorities.
Britain Leading Fight against Axis of Authoritarian States
London’s assertive stance against Russia and China is justified; accommodation from Biden and Scholz is only adding fuel to the fires of the Ukraine war.
Armenia Needs to Choose: Europe or Russia
Armenia cannot hope to convince Washington and Brussels that it is serious about European integration while it assists Russia’s war against the West.
A Breakthrough Year for the South Caucasus
After years of tensions and open conflict, peace is finally returning to the South Caucasus.
Armenia Cannot Go West Until Russia Loses its War Against Ukraine
However much Yerevan wants to reorient its foreign policy westward, the practical realities of appeasing Moscow won’t be easily overcome.
Erdogan’s Flip: How Turkiye and Azerbaijan Became Ukraine Allies
Western portrayals of Turkiye and Azerbaijan falling in the Russia camp amid the Ukraine war are wildly inaccurate.
Azerbaijan Losing Patience with Armenia’s Pashinyan
Duplicity and indecisiveness continue to get in the way of a long-term peace settlement in Karabakh, and time is running out.
Countering Iran in Ukraine and the South Caucasus
Six policies that the US can adopt to curb Iran’s malign influence in a volatile region.
