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Armenia & Russia Are Sending Each Other Strong Signals Through the CSTO

October 14, 2020

OneWorld is publishing the original English-language version of Andrew Korybko's analysis on the titular topic that was first released in Russian at the Moscow-Baku information portal. Armenia's decis…

The Kyrgyz Color Revolution Crisis Intensifies the US’ Hybrid War Containment of Russia

October 12, 2020

Opinion

The sudden outbreak of Color Revolution unrest in the historically unstable Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan following recent parliamentary elections in this Russian CSTO mutual defense ally intens…

Russian Options in the Karabakh Conflict

October 7, 2020

Opinion

With the eyes of most people locked on the debate between Trump and Biden, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) has received relatively little attention in the West.&…

Debunking the Top Five Fake News Narratives About Nagorno-Karabakh

October 1, 2020

Opinion

This weekend's resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh has led to an explosion of fake news narratives about the conflict, hence the reason for writing this piece in order to debunk the top five…

Putin Didn’t Fall for Lukashenko’s Grodno Trick

September 8, 2020

Opinion

Lukashenko's entirely speculative claim last week about Poland's supposed intention to annex Belarus' Grodno region was nothing more than an attempt to trick Putin into “pulling a Crimea” by compellin…

Why Did Russia Reaffirm Its CSTO Support to Belarus But Not to Armenia?

August 25, 2020

Opinion

Why Did Russia Reaffirm Its CSTO Support To Belarus But Not To Armenia? Russia's reaffirmation of its CSTO mutual defense obligations to Belarus was made in response to Lukashenko's claims that NATO p…

Scenario Forecasting: Here’s How Russia Could ‘Pull a Crimea’ in Belarus

August 22, 2020

Opinion

President Putin's reaffirmation of Russia's CSTO mutual defense obligations to Belarus has led to speculation that he might be considering a repeat of the Crimea scenario to (re)unify the two countrie…

Russian-Belarusian Relations: Back to Being Brothers?

August 21, 2020

Opinion

Several recent developments in Russian-Belarusian relations -- in particular, Belarus' return of 32 suspected Wagner mercenaries to Russia, Belarusian opposition leader Tsepkalo's departure from Russi…