Nagorno-Karabakh talks. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will hold talks on Monday in the United States on their long-standing dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnically Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. The meeting will be mediated by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also spoke by phone on Sunday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The […]
Japanese defense. Japan’s Cabinet approved the government’s revised five-year ocean policy on Friday. In the document, the government pledges to increase cooperation between Japan’s...
Escalation. The fighting in Sudan continues despite a temporary U.S.-brokered cease-fire. The pause in hostilities has allowed many countries to evacuate their citizens and...
Supply crunch. Global competition for oil supplies is about to heat up, according to an analysis by Bloomberg. Since February 2022, Europe has reduced...
Australia's defense outlook. The Australian government released its defense strategic review on Monday. The report signaled a significant shift in Australia’s defense outlook, pledging...
Different takeaways. The defense ministers of China and Russia met on Tuesday and pledged to support each other’s core interests. They also said their...
Lula in China. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to improve trade relations with his country’s largest export market during a four-day...
Peace in Yemen? Saudi officials met with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Sanaa to try to resolve Yemen’s almost decadelong civil war. Representatives from Oman,...
At a time of geopolitical uncertainty across Eurasia, Kazakhstan is undergoing a political evolution. The country’s transition away from authoritarianism is a rather unique...
Changes. Azerbaijan has taken control of several areas near the Armenian border "in connection with the commissioning of the new Lachin road." The Lachin...
The Geopolitics of the American President