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Armenia and the U.S. Election

As the U.S. election campaign enters its decisive home stretch, with the candidates now nominated, there will be much focus on how the outcome will impact the wars in Gaza...

Russia Will Never Accept an Armenian Withdrawal

For strategic reasons, Russia has openly or tacitly supported separatist or Eurosceptic movements in Europe (whether the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” from the EU, Scottish independence, or Catalan separatism) to weaken...

Is Armenia Finally Turning Against Russia?

Last week, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a snub to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Hosting the Russian leader in the Armenian capital of Yerevan for a gathering of the...

Armenia Accuses Azerbaijan of Violating Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan’s military of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement following deadly cross-border skirmishes earlier this month. “On September 20, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire,...

CSTO Dispatched to Armenia Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes

A mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be dispatched to Armenia after deadly border clashes with Azerbaijan. “During the session of the Collective Security Council it was...

Why Russia Can’t Convince Belarus to Fight in Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has been catastrophic. Over the past four months, tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been killed. Millions of Ukrainian citizens are now displaced, and many have...

Eastern NATO? Lukashenko Calls for CSTO Alliance to Unite Against the West

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko called on the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of former constituent republics of the Soviet Union, to pursue greater political and military integration in...

Armenians Protest New Dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh

Last month, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev met with European Council president Charles Michel to continue their discussions about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This is...

Could Kazakhstan Suffer the Same Fate as Ukraine?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has established new strategic realities in Eurasia and made it clear that Russia is willing to go to great lengths to advance its interests. While...

Kazakhstan’s State-Sanctioned Violence Demands Accountability

While the Biden administration and Congress are focused on the war in Ukraine, it is imperative that Kazakhstan, a critical partner for the United States in combating terrorism and diversifying...

As the Dust Settles in Kazakhstan, A Path Forward Is Revealed

Some 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) arrived in Kazakhstan last month at the request of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev made the critical decision after peaceful...

What the CSTO’s Intervention in Kazakhstan Really Means

Responding to the request made by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan on January 5, 2022, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) triggered for the first time its military function—enshrined in...