The operation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant—commonly known as the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant—remains one of the most debated energy and environmental issues not only in Armenia but throughout the South Caucasus region. As the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus, Metsamor occupies a critical place in Armenia’s energy security architecture, supplying a signif...

The unagreed Istanbul communiqué of 2022

The first meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations after the start of the full-scale invasion took place in Homyel, Belarus, on February 28th 2022. Subsequently, throughout March, negotiations were held in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey. No concrete results were achieved beyond attempts to organize hum...

When Romanian President Nicușor Dan and Polish President Karol Nawrocki held their first bilateral summit in Warsaw in early March, the head...

It is a common cliché in international affairs that geopolitics, like nature, abhors a vacuum. Before the dust has settled at any flashpoint around the globe, middle and great powers alike usually begin scrambling to pursue their collective, competing, and distinct interests.

If ever there were a textbook example of this phenomenon, it would be found somewhere in the S...

As democratic institutions face mounting strain across the globe, it is worth asking whether some constitutional designs weather political turbulence better than others. In a previous piece for this publication, I examined...