Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 13, 2020

Military vehicles next to a plane as Russian peacekeepers arrive in Armenia for Nagorno-Karabakh deployment, at Erebuni Airport outside Yerevan, Armenia, November 11. Russian Defence Ministry/via REUTERS TV

Laurence Broers, Chatham House: Russia’s Peace Imposed on Armenia-Azerbaijan Bloodshed

The trilateral Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian agreement may succeed in finally ending the war, but it does not resolve issues at the core of the conflict.

When all-out war between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out, the three potential outcomes were a decisive military victory, a revived multilateral diplomatic effort, or a regionalization of the conflict under Russian and Turkish influence.

The accord now signed by Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan reflects the third scenario, with Russia pre-eminent and Turkey in a secondary albeit significant role. With nine bullet points, the document constitutes more than a mere ceasefire, but it is much less than an actual peace agreement.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 13, 2020

In Syria, ‘if you are not at the table, then you are on the menu’ -- Sinem Cengiz, Arab News

Australia on edge as China’s trade threats bite -- Hamish McDonald, Asia Times

Is there a way to stop jihadis in Europe? -- Matthias von Hein, DW

How Biden will reset EU-China relations -- David Hutt, Asia Times

Why Syria will be low on Biden's list of foreign policy priorities -- Christopher Phillips, Middle Easy Eye

Will Biden bring meaningful change to US policy on Latin America? -- Manuel Rapalo, Al Jazeera

Nuclear challenges from Russia, Iran and North Korea now fall to Biden -- Dave Lawler, Axios

What North Korea Wants from Joe Biden -- Denny Roy, National Interest

A Worried Asia Wonders About Biden -- Foster Klug, Taipei Times

In Biden, Asian nations fear a return to Obama-era sanctimony -- Sholto Byrnes, The National