Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

To recognize independence of Karabakh as a way to work on NATO and a test case to alter boundaries

Nagorno Karabakh peace deal opened the way for Russia to have boots on the ground in the South Caucasus by deploying peacekeepers. It practically echoed the 1992 scenario when puppet…

November 24, 2020Armenia, France, Karabakh, Russia, separatism

The Taliban and AQIS Cooperation casts doubts on peace deal in Afghanistan

As the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have cooperated and coordinated efforts, it is wrongly to assume the Taliban as a force in Afghanistan, therefore, that is able to create a strong…

November 23, 2020Afghanistan, Haqqani network, Taliban

Russian air defense systems prove to be ineffective, exposed to external interference and pose a threat to civil aircraft

The outcome of hostilities by Azerbaijan’s army in Karabakh proved Russia’s air defense systems were not ready for modern war. SAM systems by Russia may be exported merely through political…

November 19, 2020Air-defense, weapon

Governance

‘Economic separatism’ in Russia

The Russian Federation is a vast territory that the current Kremlin elite runs and develops highly inefficient. Significant natural resources are located far from the federal center and, actually, all…

November 18, 2020Russia, separatism

Situation Reports

Sandu’s victory in Moldova is not upbeat about anticorruption efforts and getting out of Russia’s sway

New Moldova’s President runs a high risk to fall under the sway by Russia over the lack of sufficient support by the parliament. Moldova’s corrupt elites, in the absence of…

November 17, 2020Moldova

Geopolitics Must Read PDF

Mailed Fist, Velvet Glove: Soviet Armed Forces as a Political Instrument, 1979

The paper by Brooking Institution gives the opportunity to understand modern Russia's approach in foreign policy and political-military diplomacy. It has been a means of expanding and preserving authority abroad…

November 17, 2020Russia

Geopolitics

Russian military buildup in Sudan to control the Red Sea transport routes and provide its mil presence in the Indian Ocean

Sudan has approved the deployment of Russian naval logistics base on its territory by pledging to develop and modernize the country's infrastructure in order to maintain and supply Russian warships, and provide…

November 16, 2020Sudan

Governance

The Finno-Ugric separatist trends in Russia

The Finno-Ugric peoples have influenced greatly on the modern Russian ethnos formation. Nevertheless, many of them stayed isolated in their linguistic, religious and cultural development. First of all, we are…

November 11, 2020Russia, separatism

Conflict

Military conflict in Karabakh brought to a close: Moscow’s hand strengthened while that of Turkey weakened

Military conflict in Karabakh ended with expanded military presence by Russia in the Caucasus under the Transnistrian scenario. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed he had signed a peace deal…

November 10, 2020Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia

Geopolitics

Liberian involvement in Ivorian elections to support Ouattara

An alliance of those supporting northern elites of Ouattara appeared on the wave of Ivorian elections and risks of his falling amid mass and violent protests. This formal alliance emerged…

November 6, 2020Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia

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