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Articles by Kirill Krivosheev

opinion Kirill Krivosheev

Russian Peacekeepers Find Themselves Sidelined in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan to drift away from...
opinion Kirill Krivosheev

Russia’s Mass Exodus Is Forcing Its Neighbors to Get Off the Fence

In the seven months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the other former Soviet states have been adhering to a set of unwritten rules. Moscow realized...
opinion Kirill Krivosheev

Russia May Live to Regret Betting on the Taliban in Afghanistan

Nothing remotely resembling the “inclusive government” that the Taliban have promised is likely to appear, while drug trafficking and religious extremism...
opinion Kirill Krivosheev

Why Russia Is Hedging Its Bets in Afghanistan

Moscow doesn’t see the current Afghan government as autonomous, and is trying to strike a balance between all the different forces at play.
opinion Kirill Krivosheev

How Will the Crisis in Armenia End?

Despite the trauma of Armenia’s defeat in the recent Karabakh war, protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have been underwhelming.