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Armenia’s AI Strategy and Emerging Power Shifts in the Caucasus

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAI infrastructure, AI strategy, Armenia, artificial intelligence, asymmetric defense, autonomous systems, Azerbaijan, Blackwell GPUs, defense innovation, Deterrence, Firebird AI Factory, geopolitical realignment, intelligence analysis, Iran, military modernization, Nagorno-Karabakh, National Security, NVIDIA, regional power shifts, regional stability, Russia, South Caucasus, technological diversification, Turkey, Western technology partnerships

Armenia’s AI Strategy and Emerging Power Shifts in the Caucasus

Vikramaditya Shrivastava0 Comments

Published: October 29, 2026 Armenia’s rapid turn towards artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the strategic landscape of the South Caucasus. The country’s pursuit of advanced computing capacity, defense‑oriented innovation, and…

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Drones and the Death of Deterrence: Lessons from Nagorno-Karabakh

Archive, Strategic Adversariesadaptability, aircraft, algorithmic, algorithms, Armenia, asymmetric, Azerbaijan, bandwidth, bayraktar, conventional, Deterrence, drones, escalation, hybrid, innovation, integration, loitering, munitions, precision, proliferation, resilience, retaliation, strategic, superpowers, tactical, visibility, warfare

Drones and the Death of Deterrence: Lessons from Nagorno-Karabakh

Vikramaditya Shrivastava0 Comments

Drones did not change how wars are fought; they changed who can win them. In 2020, Azerbaijan used drones to dismantle Armenia’s defenses in Nagorno-Karabakh with chilling efficiency. Tanks, artillery,…

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A Nuclear Iran Would Pose an Existential Threat to the South Caucasus

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArmenia, Ayatollah Khamenei, Azerbaijan, ballistic missiles, destabilization, drone production, enrichment capabilities, existential threat, geopolitical role, hegemonic approach, Huseyniyyun Brigade, imperialist activities. , Iran foreign policy, Iran-Russia pact, IRGC, Israel, John Mearsheimer, Kenneth Waltz, NATO, nuclear agreement, nuclear balance, Nuclear Iran, offensive realism, Operation Rising Lion, relative power, Robert Gilpin, Russia-Ukraine war, security risks, South Caucasus, territorial control, Turkey, US nuclear deal, Zangezur corridor

A Nuclear Iran Would Pose an Existential Threat to the South Caucasus

Rufat Ahmedzade0 Comments

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has defined the strategic goal of his country’s Operation Rising Lion as rolling back the Iranian threat to Israel’s survival. Israel is pounding Iran’s nuclear facilities,…

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India’s Missile Program: A Threat to Regional and Global Peace and Stability

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAgni-5, Agni-5MII, Akash Missiles, Anum Riaz, Armenia, Bay of Bengal, China, CISS, Defense Exports, Defense Partnerships, France, global security, hypersonic missile, ICBM, India, Indo-Philippine Defense Ties, Israel, MIRV, missile program, MTCR, NATOM, Pakistan, Peace and stability , Pralay Missiles, regional competition, Russia, Strategic Alliances, United States, US

India’s Missile Program: A Threat to Regional and Global Peace and Stability

Anum Riaz1 Comment

After India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2016, it increased its missile exports and extended its market for defense exports because of its greater…

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If Armenia Wants Western Defense Support, Doctrine and Partner Engagement Reform Must Happen Now

Defense & SecurityArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, India, Nagorno-Karabakh, NATO, Russia

If Armenia Wants Western Defense Support, Doctrine and Partner Engagement Reform Must Happen Now

Jack Dulgarian

Armenia cannot protect the indigenous Nagorno-Karabakh people and Republic of Armenia without a competent vanguard. The Armenian Ministry of Defense can continue to rely on Russia, but will Moscow come…

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Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Jack Dulgarian

The Republic of Armenia has been under attack by Azerbaijan. Baku may not halt its aggression any time soon. If matters worsen for Armenia, Russia may offer the ultimate trade…

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What’s the Future of the E.U.’s Eastern Partnership Program?

DiplomacyArmenia, Azerbaijan, Eastern Partnership Program, European Union, Georgia, Moldova, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

What’s the Future of the E.U.’s Eastern Partnership Program?

Gabriella Gricius

The politically-divisive Eastern Partnership Program (EPP) has been in existence for nearly a decade. The European Neighborhood Policy—the program's predecessor—was initiated in 2004 to promote cooperation and stability in former…

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As Russia Identifies as a Eurasian Power, It Turns Away from Europe

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArmenia, European Union, Georgia, NATO, Russia

As Russia Identifies as a Eurasian Power, It Turns Away from Europe

Joshua Ball

The relationship between Russia and the E.U. is at its lowest point since the Cold War.The E.U. first decided to impose sanctions in the wake of the March 2014 annexation…

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Armenia’s Hardliners Try Going Mainstream

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Lebanon, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

Armenia’s Hardliners Try Going Mainstream

Grigor Atanesian

This article was originally published on Eurasianet. Sasna Tsrer, the gunmen behind a bloody 2016 rebellion, are forming a political party and positioning themselves as allies of the new government.…

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Armenian Investigators Charge Head of Russia-Led Security Bloc with “Subverting Public Order”

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Russia

Armenian Investigators Charge Head of Russia-Led Security Bloc with “Subverting Public Order”

Joshua Kucera

Armenian officials emphasized the case was only about internal affairs, but the response from Russia was not enthusiastic. This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Amid a period of heightened…

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“Velvet Revolution” in Armenia Indicates a Stronger Russian-Armenian Relationship

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

“Velvet Revolution” in Armenia Indicates a Stronger Russian-Armenian Relationship

Gabriella Gricius

Armenia isn’t likely to pivot away from it’s ties to Russia anytime soon. In the wake of former Armenian President and Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation on April 23, a…

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