Taras Kuzio

Western Weapons Made the Difference in Ukraine and the Second Karabakh War

IWAKUNI, Japan (Aug. 29, 2017) Service members with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), 2nd Air Defense Missile Group, set up the MIM-104 Patriot Missile System during Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. PAC-3 is a surface-to-air missile defense system, which provides a highly reactive hit-to-kill capability in both range and altitude while operating in all environments. This training displays the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance and demonstrates the JASDF’s ability to rapidly deploy multiple defense assets to U.S. military installations across Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)170829-M-RP664-0132 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Six policies that the US can adopt to curb Iran’s malign influence in a volatile region.

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