The Karabakh War Is Over. The Crisis Is Not. What Comes Next?

The Karabakh War Is Over. The Crisis Is Not. What Comes Next?

First, I want to begin this analysis by posting the full translation of an article posted yesterday by the Russian webzine Vzgliad.  I materially don’t have the time to make my own translation, so what I will post is just a minimally retouched machine translation, I apologize for this. original Russian text: https://vz.ru/world/2020/11/12/1070326.html Five main…

Analytical Reflections: Learning from the Nagorno-Karabakh Fiasco

Analytical Reflections: Learning from the Nagorno-Karabakh Fiasco

The sudden conclusion of the Nagorno-Karabakh War is the perfect time to reflect on why the analytical community got it so wrong about that conflict, both in terms of its dynamic developments and ultimate outcome, all with the intent of learning some hard lessons that might hopefully reduce the likelihood of so many avoidable professional…

The New Space Race

The New Space Race

We might not give it much thought, but the ability to place satellites into space has changed the way we live our lives in so many ways. From navigating our way by car, to ordering delivery services online, to checking the weather, all of this is made possible by human access to space. Until relatively…

Biden will Fail to Bring Back ‘Normal’ Politics. What’s Needed Now Is a Populism of the Left

Biden will Fail to Bring Back ‘Normal’ Politics. What’s Needed Now Is a Populism of the Left

Analysts are still grappling with the fallout from the US election. Trumpism proved a far more enduring and alluring phenomenon than most media pundits expected. Defying predictions, Trump improved his share of the overall vote compared to his 2016 win, and he surprised even his own team by increasing his share of minority voters and…

UAE and Israeli Settlers Find Common Ground in Jerusalem

UAE and Israeli Settlers Find Common Ground in Jerusalem

Weakened by Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of US President Donald J. Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu risks being caught between a rock and a hard place as Jordan, the Palestine Authority and the United Arab Emirates manoeuvre for control of what is to Jews the Temple Mount and to Muslims the Haram ash-Sharif, the…