Armenia

May 8, 2023 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

President Aliyev: “Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran are at the Lowest Level Ever”

From day one of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran has been hostile toward Baku and consistently acted to undermine its security and independence. However, over the last year the ties...

May 6, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

Moscow Proxies Stand for Regional Election in Moldova

Russian efforts to increase its influence within Moldova may take another step forward in a forthcoming regional election.

May 3, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

Washington Needs to Fight Russia’s Information War Using This Tactic

The US should turn Moscow’s 'reflexive control' tactic against the Kremlin: Instead of selling the American Dream, Washington should show Russians 'the Russian dream.'

March 1, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey After Erdogan

February 3, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

October 12, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Manny and Scholtzy palaver with Vova

What diplomacy with Putin would look like now

October 9, 2022 | Ivana Stradner |

Russia’s Sham Ukraine Vote Undermines Serbia’s Kosovo Claims

Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions of Ukraine on Friday, Sep. 30, stating that they “are becoming [Russia’s] compatriots forever.”...

October 7, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

China wins human rights vote at UN, exposing flaws of Biden’s reform plan

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week voted down a proposal from the United States, Britain, Turkey, and others to hold a debate about the Chinese government’s persecution of Uighur...

October 5, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with despots

They’re not like us

September 26, 2022 | Ivana Stradner |

Time to Expose Putin as an Unreliable Ally

Fresh hostilities broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. As a result, nearly 100 people have been killed in the busiest week of violence in the region since 2020....

September 9, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Israel’s Role in the Second Armenia-Azerbaijan War and Its Implications for the Future

Excerpt For a quarter of a century, Israel and Azerbaijan have maintained deep strategic cooperation that touches on national security issues of the highest importance to both sides. The defense relationship...

August 23, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Washington wins as Turkey and Israel restore normal ties

Last week, Turkey and Israel announced that they would normalize their diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors and consuls for the first time since 2018. The announcement follows a series of recent...

August 17, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Iran’s policy toward the Caucasus and Central Asia

Excerpt Much of the analysis on Iranian foreign policy focuses on both Iran’s positonality in relation to the Middle East, and its claim to the mantle of Shia Islamic leadership. However, a more detailed...

April 22, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Energy in Conflict: The Case of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War

Excerpt With the rise in frequency of hybrid warfare, combatants in various conflicts are increasingly targeting domestic energy infrastructure and energy supply flows.1 In conventional warfare, militaries...

March 24, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir, Ryan Brobst

Engines of Influence

Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan

December 18, 2021 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, Maj. Lauren Harrison

How Loitering Munitions Can Help Counter China

“Suicide drones” are already tapped to fill various roles, but more are needed, and faster.

December 3, 2021 | Avinoam Idan, Dr. Brenda Shaffer

Israel’s role in the Second Armenia-Azerbaijan War

Excerpt The Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Israel have enjoyed extensive ties and cooperation since the restoration of Azerbaijan’s independence in 1991 and strategic cooperation since the mid-1990s....

December 3, 2021 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer

The Trigger for War: Energy in the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War

Excerpt Traditionally, militaries at war seek to meet their operational energy1 needs, gain access to energy supplies, and deny energy supplies to their adversaries. However, in the 2020 Armenia—Azerbaijan...

December 3, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Sinan Ciddi, John Hardie

Collusion or Collision?

Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin

April 28, 2021 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Iran Is More Than Persia

Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic