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The Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal amounts to a triumph of Russian diplomacy, miraculously turning a lose-lose mess into win-win.
The key now will be to make it stick, as Armenia licks its wounds and a triumphant Azerbaijan gloats.
On Monday morning, things were not looking good for Russia’s position in the southern Caucasus.
For several weeks war had been raging between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway province of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia, like Russia, is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, making it in effect Russia’s ally.
But Armenia was losing the war, and losing it badly.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal reshapes regional geopolitics -- Andrew Roth and Michael Safi, The Guardian
Analysis: Putin draws Erdogan a red line on Russia's southern flank with Karabakh deal -- Andrew Osborn, Reuters
Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict explained in 500 words -- Al Jazeera
What does the new acting SECDEF mean for the war in Afghanistan? -- Meghann Myers, Military Times
India-China Himalaya conflict: Does Beijing have an advantage after talks stall? -- Murali Krishnan, DW
Albayrak resignation: What it means for Turkey’s government -- Andrew Wilks, Al Jazeera
Lessons from Mali as Burkina and Niger head for the polls -- Ibrahim Maïga and Habibou Souley Ba, Daily Maverick
Biden Shouldn’t Toss All of Trump’s Foreign Policies -- Charles V. Pena, Defense One
Will Biden’s presidency be a ‘blessing’ for war-torn Ukraine? -- Mansur Mirovalev, Al Jazeera
US election: why it may not be over yet -- Tom J. Velk, Asia Times
America 2020: First Comes a Rolling Civil War… -- Pepe Escobar, Global Research/Asia Times
How will the COVID vaccine be distributed in the US, who will get it first and where will you be able to get it? -- Daily Mail
