The International Atomic Energy Agency reported explosions near the Ukrainian nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces.

• January 27, 2023

Former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin says NATO’s weapons deliveries could result in military retaliation against nations supplying them.

• January 27, 2023

Berlin and Washington are sending Leopard II and M1 Abrams models to Kyiv to support its fight against Russia.

• January 27, 2023

By Benyamin POGHOSYAN, PhD, Chairman, Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies

The defeat in the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war shocked Armenia and Armenians all around the world. It ruined many perceptions deeply entrenched in political elites, expert and academic communities, and broader society: including that the Armenian army was the strongest in the South Caucasus, that Russia would not allow Turkey's involvement in Azerbaijan's war against Armenia, and that the West would not allow authoritarian Azerbaijan and Turkey to attack democratic Armenia. All these assumptions were crushed within 44 days, leaving Armenia facing a much harsher geopolitical reality. Despite this terrible outcome, many in Armenia believed that the November 10, 2020, trilateral statement would foment a new status quo. READ MORE

• January 20, 2023

The head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group claims to have secured control of the salt mining town of Soledar in Ukraine’s east, but uncertainty remains as battles rage in the town centre.

• January 11, 2023

The US is accusing Russian military contractors of interfering in Sahel countries’ internal affairs.

• January 11, 2023

Eastern Ukrainian town renowned for its salt mines has been at the centre of days of fierce fighting.

• January 11, 2023

By Yeghia TASHJIAN, Beirut-based regional analyst and researcher, columnist, "The Armenian Weekly”

On December 12, under the pretext of environmentalism, dozens of Azerbaijani state-backed “eco-activists” blocked the only land corridor in the Stepanakert-Shushi section connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. As anticipated, the “environmental” slogans were soon politicized, and political demands were raised by enforcing a blockade. A humanitarian disaster was created for the 120,000 Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh. The real question is why Azerbaijan went for such a provocation and at what risk? Hence, in this article, I will shed light on the current crisis based on my meetings with Azerbaijani experts (keeping their identities anonymous) on the sidelines of several international conferences and online interviews I have conducted to analyze the Azerbaijani perspective and highlight the threats, arguing that the current humanitarian crisis is much deeper than the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, and it is related with the “battle of corridors” and beyond. READ MORE

• January 11, 2023