French Neocolonialism in the South Caucasus Threatens Russia’s Security Interests

French Neocolonialism in the South Caucasus Threatens Russia’s Security Interests

Those who aren’t all that familiar with the Karabakh Conflict probably don’t know that one of the world’s most powerful and hyper-nationalist Armenian diasporas resides in France, where it’s captured control of that Western European Great Power’s policy towards the South Caucasus. This influence network exploits Paris as their state-level proxy for pressuring Prime Minister…

Another Karabakh Conflict Wouldn’t Scupper the North-South Transport Corridor

Another Karabakh Conflict Wouldn’t Scupper the North-South Transport Corridor

Bloomberg’s and Newsweek’s back-to-back efforts to fearmonger about the North-South Transport Corridor’s viability prove that this megaproject provoked panic within the Golden Billion and that this de facto New Cold War bloc can only resort to information warfare in a desperate attempt to mislead others about it. Newsweek published a piece on Thursday warning that…

Nationalist Delusions Are Driving Instability in Armenia

Nationalist Delusions Are Driving Instability in Armenia

It’s nothing but a nationalist delusion to imagine that Karabakh won’t inevitably be comprehensively reincorporated back into the same country that the entire international community – including Armenia – agrees that it’s an integral part of. The South Caucasus country of Armenia was the scene of intense clashes between police and protesters on Friday that…

Moscow’s Role in Azerbaijan Victory

Moscow’s Role in Azerbaijan Victory

After Azerbaijan regained control over Nagorno-Karabakh territory, analysts began to notice Turkey’s increasing effectiveness both in the Caucasus region and more broadly in Central Asia. Erdogan began to strengthen his presence in Turkish states again, he began to assert Turkish interests in Georgia, he set his sights on Afghanistan, where a significant part of the…

These Should Be the Top Five Priorities for Armenia’s Next Government

These Should Be the Top Five Priorities for Armenia’s Next Government

Incumbent Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary elections by far though it’s unclear at the time of writing whether he has enough to form a government, but in any case, there are top five priorities that the next administration should focus on in order to improve…

Azerbaijan Won the War in Nagorno-Karabakh but Reduced Its Sovereignty

Azerbaijan Won the War in Nagorno-Karabakh but Reduced Its Sovereignty

Although Azerbaijan won the war against Armenia, both countries have in fact lost part of their sovereignty. Azerbaijan won the war and expanded territorially after it captured or received the districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh proper that Armenian forces captured in the first war (1988-1994). The status of Nagorno-Karabakh proper remains undetermined but is protected by Russian…