Escaping Russia’s Backyard: Armenia’s Strategic Defense Shift November 12, 2024 The article was originally published on War on the Rocks. Co-authors: Leonid Nersisyan, Senior Research Fellow, and Sergei Melkonian, Research Fellow Today, Armenia is no longer considered a “backyard of Russia,” as it has been for the last three decades. As a result of Russia’s […]
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The Geopolitical Future of the South Caucasus November 13, 2024 APRI Armenia, in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Yerevan Office, conducted a research project from July to September 2024 to assess the geopolitical future of the South Caucasus. The report analyzed the primary external factors influencing regional geopolitics. It assessed possible future
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Unpacking Russia’s land warfare lessons from Ukraine October 22, 2024 Leonid Nersisyan Senior Research Fellow at APRI Armenia The article was originally published on European Security & Defence. More than two and a half years into the Russo-Ukrainian War, both nations have endured significant human losses while making minimal territorial gains. The conflict has evolved considerably,
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Nagorno-Karabakh Fallout: One Year After September 19, 2024 An APRI Armenia Analysis As of September 19, 2024 In September 2023, President Ilham Aliyev unleashed Azerbaijani forces on the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic following a nine-month blockade. The speed and scale of the population exodus marked a dark chapter for the region and gave Armenians a tragic
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Armenia and Azerbaijan – What Happens Next? December 21, 2023 Leonid Nersisyan Senior Research Fellow at APRI Armenia The article was originally published on European Security & Defence. 19 September 2023 marked the start another active military conflict, this time in Nagorno-Karabakh: between the local Armenian troops and Azerbaijan. Despite lasting only one day, the conflict
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Rewriting Russia’s Pursuits in the Middle East January 25, 2024 An APRI Armenia Analysis Research Fellow at APRI Armenia In an interview with Carnegie Middle East Center, Leonid Nersisyan examines Moscow’s stakes in the Levant and North Africa in light of the stalemated war in Ukraine. Leonid Nersisyan is a defense analyst focusing on the
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