Monday, September 28, 2020

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 28, 2020



Lucian Kim, NPR: Fighting Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Threatens To Spiral Into Full-Blown War

A simmering conflict on Russia's volatile southern border is threatening to escalate into an all-out war, with the potential of drawing in NATO ally Turkey.

Fighting continued for a second day in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, claimed by Armenians as well as by Azerbaijanis. Dozens of service members on both sides have been reported killed in a flare-up of violence that began Sunday morning. The ethnic Armenian majority in the region fought a bloody war of secession from Azerbaijan as the Soviet Union fell apart three decades ago. A tense cease-fire — but no lasting peace — has since kept tensions high in the Caucasus, an area where Russia, Turkey and Iran have historically competed.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 28, 2020

Explainer: Who's fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, and why does it matter? -- Mark Trevelyan, Reuters

Deadly rivalry: The decades-long feud between Armenia and Azerbaijan -- France 24

Armenia-Azerbaijan: What's behind the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? -- BBC

Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting and what are the implications? -- Michael Safi, The Guardian

Why you should care about conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan -- Al Jazeera

Colonialism and Cultural Erasure in Xinjiang -- Michael Clarke, Lowy Interpreter

Don’t Let China Conclude Its Opportunity Is ‘Now or Never’ -- James Holmes, Proceedings

China is paying a high price for provoking India -- Brahma Chellaney, The Strategist

Japan’s rejection of China olive branch on Senkaku-Diaoyu spat may be sign of tighter US ties -- Maria Slow, SCMP

After cabinet fiasco, where to now for Lebanon? -- AFP

Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis -- BBC

With Russia, it is Time to Restart Speaking Softly and Putting Away the Big Stick -- Alexander Grinberg, Strategy Bridge

Russia Plays It Cool With Belarus -- Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures

Belarus: what is the mood like in the country? -- The Guardian

NYT Bombshell Essentially Boils Down to This: Trump Paid Millions in Taxes, Owes No Debt to Russia -- Stephen Green, PJ Media

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anti-Racist Left Teams Up with White Identitarians to Crush Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination

Proof once again that with liberals "The Ends Justifies The Means."

Anonymous said...


Dov,

I think if Turkey intervenes the situation will be become more ugly. Both countries can't afford the costs of war but that means nothing.