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Russia’s partnership with Turkey has little impact on its dominance in the South Cau-casus

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on September 4 of this year sparked heated debate in the media. Expert assessments were frequently wishful thinking having little to do with reality. The prospect of regional leadership in the South Caucasus was one of these topics. Prior to the presidents’ meeting this year, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan traveled to Moscow on August 31 and September 1 with the goal of organizing the summit in Sochi and agreeing upon the agenda of the negotiations between…

Alexandr Svaranc

Is a New War between Armenian and Azerbaijan “Very Likely” in the Shadow of Ukraine?

Washington’s role and pressing concern over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), the ethnic Armenian enclave insider the border of Azerbaijan proper, are now minimal at first impression. The same can be said for other countries, organizations and prestigious international organizations and their interests in the region. However, there are still many active points of contention in Armenian-Azeri relations, including proverbially, as well as literally, unexploded landmines, which have far-reaching foreign policy implications. Yet, the world presently appears to be turning a blind eye to these issues…

Henry Kamens

Africa puts the French neo-colonialists in their place

The recent military coup in Gabon – the latest example of a domino effect in which neo-colonial regimes have collapsed one after another in Africa – has resulted in yet another headache for France. As media around the world have noted, in yet another serious blow to French interests, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was deposed by a military junta shortly after he was declared the winner of the general election, despite the fact that the vote was widely condemned within the country as being fraudulent, fixed, and not representing the will of the people. Readers will remember that in the past three years, military officers have overthrown the presidents of Burkina Faso…

Viktor Mikhin

Russia’s Ability to Sustain its Military Amidst the Ukraine Conflict

Taut Bataut

Turkey and Syria - will there be a rapprochement?

Viktor Mikhin

Mongolia and the UN

Mongolia and the UN: a broader understanding of the “international community”

Boris Kushhov

When will the ASEAN become operational?

Fernando Gaillardo

Lee Geun

Lee Geun gets a suspended sentence

Konstantin Asmolov

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