• Commentary

    A Stunted Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

    The six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has ended, shifting the regional landscape in the Caucasus. Yet the fragile peace has come at great cost to Armenia, which feels betrayed by Russia and abandoned the West.

    • Commentary

    Kyrgyzstan’s Descent Into Mob Rule Bodes Ill for Its Future

    Kyrgyzstan is in the midst of historic political upheaval, spurred on by nearly three decades of government misrule, a frustrated civil society and the rise of unsavory criminal groups to positions of power. The Central Asian nation looks set for more volatility—and the Kyrgyz people will pay the price.

    • Research

    Russia’s Stony Path in the South Caucasus

    As the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan heats up, Russia struggles to contend with a vastly more complicated landscape in the South Caucasus.

    • Commentary

    The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Is a Bad Omen

    With the United States shrugging off its erstwhile role as the world’s policeman, can anyone stop the fierce fighting now raging between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

    • Research

    Russia and Europe: Stuck on Autopilot

    Russia’s relations with Europe are getting worse. Time and again, it is Moscow’s own overreach and missteps that encourage greater Western unity, or at the very least leave the Europeans no alternative to confronting Russia.

    • Research

    There Goes the Neighborhood: The Limits of Russian Integration in Eurasia

    Eurasia is squeezed between a rising China and an aggressive and unpredictable Russia. The United States should remain engaged with the region to help it resist Russian advances.

    • Multimedia

    Babel: Translating the Middle East

    Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed.

    • Commentary

    Reckoning With a Resurgent Russia

    The greatest obstacle to countering Russia’s hard-edged foreign policy has been the West’s incoherent response.

    • Commentary

    View From Libya

    Putin has dispatched mercenaries to Libya’s civil war, exploiting the protracted conflict to carve out a new sphere of influence in North Africa.

    • Commentary

    View From Moscow

    Russia has been newly assertive on the world stage, but confronting its many challenges at home and abroad may require a new foreign policy equilibrium.

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