Nagorno-Karabakh: crisis in the Caucasus could destabilise the whole of Eurasia: In the past few days there has been a steady stream of ethnic Armenians fleeing the contested region of Narogno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan launched a 24-hour assault on the Armenian enclave, which is surrounded by Azerbaijani territory, on September 19 and, following a ceasefire brokered the …
Ukraine war: with Russia bogged down on the battlefield, trouble has flared up again in the Caucasus: Almost two years ago, what is now referred to as the “Second Karabakh War” broke the uneasy truce which had been in effect between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1994. After 44 days of intense fighting – with thousands …
Why Russia needs troops from the Caucasus in Syria – and how they bolster Moscow’s ‘eastern’ image: During the early years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union made a great push to reach out to the developing world, and particularly to the Middle East and Asia. It established particularly close ties with Nasser’s Egypt …