In order to minimize the threats of war in cyberspace and to ensure stability and cybersecurity, Russia and China should join forces, says Shi Ze, Director of the Center for Security and Development of Eurasia, China Institute for International Studies. The ...
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned on Monday after ten days of opposition protests. “The situation could be solved in various ways, but I will not resort to any of them. That is not mine. I leave the post of ...
That is the question. On the “leave” side of the answer are Bashar al-Assad, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump. “Not to leave” is the position of the United States Department of Defense. Who will prevail? Who should? One may ...
The coordinated move by the United States and two dozen other countries on March 26 to expel more than one hundred Russian diplomats, if followed with additional actions targeted at Russian influence and money, could mark a significant turning point in ...
Russia’s Armed Forces are reportedly rehearsing innovative approaches to combat tactics in their military exercises. This “new” approach to the combined use of tanks, artillery, Ground Forces personnel and reconnaissance assets is characterized as “shock-fire” (udarno-ognevoy), with only limited details ...
On March 5, 2018, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leaves for a five-day African tour including visits to Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia. Russia “is returning” to Africa. Even in a modest way, Moscow’s presence on the continent is ...
The political spring in the region is held under the sign of elections: presidential elections in Russia (March 18) and in Azerbaijan (April 11). In Armenia, however, the election has already passed on March 2 through voting in the parliament, ...
Azerbaijan is the only country in the world that borders both Russia and Iran, and it is capable of playing the role of the honest broker. Luke Coffey Azerbaijan, a small but important country located in the ...
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Since the Black Sea and its littorals have become contested zones between Russia and the West, it behooves us to think cogently about U.S. interests in the equally important Caucasus and how to defend them. Our vital interests are the ...