Instability Spreads to Russia's Southern Border
Deep Dish on Global Affairs · Joshua Kucera, Madeleine Reeves, Brian Hanson
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Show Notes
While Putin overreaches in his war on Ukraine, tensions are flaring in the former Soviet territories along present-day Russia's southern border. The most immediate danger comes from two conflicts that escalated this month— between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus and between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, both clashes leading to hundreds being killed. Eurasianet's Joshua Kucera and University of Oxford's Madeleine Reeves join Deep Dish to explore the erupting violence and whether it could spiral into war.
Reading List:
- Russia's struggles in Ukraine seed conflict in its neighborhood, Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2022