Russian reinforcements. Russia will deploy eight helicopters to monitor the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of its peacekeeping mission there. Meanwhile, Turkey insists that it will participate in the mission, despite Russian claims to the contrary. Shifting focus. Russia is closing its trade missions in Ukraine and Lithuania. It also plans, however, to reopen a […]
Background: Since September, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in the latest round of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia, Turkey and Iran all have interests...
Chinese antitrust. On Tuesday, Chinese regulators published sweeping new antitrust rules targeting Chinese tech giants, the latest move in a slow-motion collision between the...
Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have signed an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia will deploy nearly 2,000...
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India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir stretch back to partition in 1948. In many ways, the historical pattern shows an evolution toward a “frozen”...
Empowering China’s coast guard. Beijing has drafted legislation authorizing the Chinese coast guard to fire on foreign vessels that intrude into Chinese-claimed waters. The...
Background: In Ethiopia, regional administrative divisions are drawn largely along ethnic lines, so political unrest, too, tends to be defined by these divisions, often...
Failed talks. Sudan’s Water Ministry said that the latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have...
