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October 7, 2020

Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh risks drawing in others. Azerbaijani forces are gathering near the Iranian border in preparation for an offensive, according to an Armenian Defense Ministry representative. He said Azerbaijan hopes to provoke forces from the mostly ethnically Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into firing at the massing troops, endangering Iran in the process. In the […]

Answering the Question of Iran

October 7, 2020

Earlier this week, the U.S. special representative for Iran said Washington would keep putting additional pressure on Iran in the days and weeks ahead....

Daily Memo: Something Stirs in Kyrgyzstan

October 6, 2020

Meanwhile, in Kyrgyzstan … As violence continues in the Caucasus, another former Soviet satellite is starting to simmer. Protests broke out in the Kyrgyz...

Conflict in the Caucasus and the New American Strategy

October 6, 2020

During the Cold War, the United States opposed the Soviet Union wherever the Soviet Union sought to make inroads. Some interventions were necessary and...

Daily Memo: Cambodia Slides Toward China

October 5, 2020

Cambodia accelerates its shift to China. Cambodia has demolished several U.S.-funded facilities at the strategically located Ream Naval Base, Cambodian Defense Minister Gen. Tea...

A New US Embassy in Iraq?

October 5, 2020

Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call that he had been dreading since he took the premiership in May. On...

Daily Memo: Sanctions on Belarus, the US Economic Picture

October 2, 2020

EU sanctions. Well over a month after agreeing to impose sanctions on Belarusians “responsible for violence, repression and the falsification of election results,” EU...

Iran’s Nuclear Dilemma

October 2, 2020

Nationalism is a powerful force in Iran's political consciousness. But in recent centuries, military defeats, external occupations and foreign interference have tempered its citizens’...

Daily Memo: Coalitions Take Shape

October 1, 2020

Stop fighting. That was the message to Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday from the presidents of France, Russia and the United States. Specifically, the...

On Presidential Debates

October 1, 2020

As I write this, my wife is watching the presidential debate in another room. I am sitting alone and sipping a port because I...

Daily Memo: Nagorno-Karabakh Simmers

September 30, 2020

“Negotiating” on the battlefield. The latest update from the fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh is that the fighting is ongoing and little...

As Turkey’s Economy Goes, So Goes Its Ambitions

September 30, 2020

Turkey’s economy is in dire straits. In September, the Turkish lira fell to a 20-year low as investors withdrew billions from Turkey’s currency bond...

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