Eurasia

South Caucasus Navigates A New Order – Analysis

Key Takeaways: On 10 August the U.S., Armenia, and Azerbaijan marked one year after the White House summit and restated work on TRIPP—a corridor from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan across Armenia. The route is not built. Armenia’s Constitutional Court hears the U.S. framework on 15 September; a new Armenian constitution and …

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Russian Ships Return to Tartus With Military Supplies

A group of Russian military and commercial vessels arrived at the port of Tartus (Syrian coast), marking the first Russian resupply operation for the Tartus and Hmeimim facilities since Moscow and Damascus reached an understanding on the future of Russia’s military presence in Syria, according to Reuters. Reuters said a …

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The Stalled Democratic Transition In The Arab World: A Critical Reading Of Tribalism, Rentierism, And Neopatriarchy – Analysis

Key Takeaways: The author rejects “why Arabs can never be democratic” as Orientalist essentialism (Said). Ask instead which institutions, rents, and power balances have so far blocked transitions—without treating 22 unlike states as one culture. Bellin and Sadiki are used to put discourse and coercive institutions ahead of an “Arab …

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The Russian Military Campaign Against Europe: Defining the Threat

Introduction The Kremlin is conducting a coordinated series of kinetic campaigns targeting Europe, and NATO states must understand and forthrightly discuss both these ongoing Russian campaigns against Europe and the evolving character of the near-term Russian conventional threat in order to design and execute holistic responses. European governments increased their …

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La nouvelle frontière de la Russie en Afrique

Alors que la stratégie russe visant à étendre son influence au Sahel s’effondre, Moscou change de cap pour employer les mêmes tactiques consistant à attiser la contestation envers la démocratie et à promouvoir la cause du régime militaire dans les démocraties des pays côtiers d’Afrique de l’Ouest. L’influence de la …

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