Caucasus
Developments in 2025 have highlighted the reordering of regional power relations in the South Caucasus. There is opportunity for the West, but peril too.
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November 12, 2025
How Russian Weakness in the South Caucasus Can Reward the West
Developments in 2025 have highlighted the reordering of regional power relations in the South Caucasus. There is opportunity for the West, but peril too.
November 6, 2025
Putin Seeks to Solve His Azerbaijan Problem
Russia and Azerbaijan are playing nice again, but the fundamentals have not changed.
September 11, 2025
Armenia’s Foreign Policy Revolution
Armenia’s heavy reliance on Russia is coming to an end as Yerevan works to extend relationships and repair once-shattered regional ties.
August 28, 2025
Russia — Ukraine’s Accidental Matchmaker
Uneasy neighbors at the best of times, open hostility from the Kremlin is pushing Azerbaijan closer to Ukraine.
August 13, 2025
Trump’s Road TRIPP Delivers a Deal
Rivals including Russia have been seriously irritated by the sudden US stake in a geopolitically significant South Caucasus infrastructure project.
August 7, 2025
Hope Endures for Georgia’s Democratic Opposition
The regime has cracked down hard, but the pro-democracy movement continues to evolve, and the population remains strongly pro-democracy.
July 8, 2025
The Archbishops’ ‘Coup’ — Armenia Hints at Russian Plot
In a bid to challenge Armenia’s national church, the government sees a chance to restore its popularity.
July 8, 2025
Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
Russian power is no longer what it was in the South Caucasus, as smaller countries are demonstrating.
July 1, 2025
The West’s Golden Opportunity to Split Russia’s ‘Deathbed Alliance’
Coordinated Western efforts to persuade Eurasian nations to reduce ties to Russia would diminish Moscow's influence and vex the Kremlin.