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Author Archives: Richard Giragosian

Posted inCaucasia

Russia seizes primacy in post-war South Caucasus

by Richard Giragosian November 11, 2020November 13, 2020

YEREVAN – After 40 days and 40 nights of often intense fighting, the latest war for Nagorno-Karabakh halted with an abrupt midnight posting early on November 10 on Facebook. Couched in a confession of an “unspeakably painful” acceptance, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his acceptance of a new agreement that effectively ceded territory to […]

Posted inCaucasia

Azerbaijan’s ‘five day’ war turns uphill battle

by Richard Giragosian October 30, 2020November 3, 2020
Posted inCaucasia

Azerbaijan’s next move will make or break Karabakh war

by Richard Giragosian October 26, 2020October 29, 2020
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaking to the press on Wednesday to announce snap elections. Photo: Presidential Palace via Reuters/Murat Cetinmuhurdar
Posted inTurkey

Erdogan defiance of Putin bodes a bloody October

by Richard Giragosian October 13, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Russia checkmates Turkey on Caucasus chessboard

by Richard Giragosian October 9, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inCaucasia

Caucasus conflict heralds clash of the titans

by Richard Giragosian September 29, 2020October 2, 2020
Posted inCaucasia

Azerbaijan picks a fight over lost Armenian enclave

by Richard Giragosian September 28, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inWorld

Russia could absorb Belarus amid upheaval

by Richard Giragosian September 9, 2020September 11, 2020
Posted inRussia

Belarus poll gives Putin a choice of nightmares

by Richard Giragosian August 4, 2020August 6, 2020
Posted inRussia

Armenia-Azerbaijan escalation shakes the Caucasus

by Richard Giragosian July 23, 2020July 27, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, World

Armenia: regime change model for Russia’s orbit

by Richard Giragosian April 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Cognac, saké: Armenia sees Japan as an ally

by Richard Giragosian March 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, World

Armenia adds Beijing to its delicate balancing act

by Richard Giragosian February 22, 2019February 18, 2020
National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to the media during a news conference at the US Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, October 25, 2018.  Asatur Yesayants / Sputnik
Posted inEuropean Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump administration plants US flag in Armenia

by Richard Giragosian October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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