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Author: Bushmaster

  • The Armenia Azerbaijan conflict

    The Armenia Azerbaijan conflict

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      First Nagorno Karabakh war In 1988, prior to the fall of the USSR, ethnically inspired riots started breaking out in the South Caucasus between Azeris and Armenians, especially in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Soviet leadership, looking elsewhere, was incapable of hindering the soaring violence. The Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic had been legally…

  • The Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Russian led military bloc

    The Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Russian led military bloc

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      Part one: History and identity of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Flag of the CSTO The CSTO is usually (if even discussed) described as either Russia’s attempt at making an alternative to NATO, or as a successor to the Warsaw Pact. I would argue the CSTO is much more accurately described as a successor…