Are we headed back toward a sort of full scale war that we saw in two thousand 20 while still unclear as to whether azerbijon is trying to exploit security vacuum. Russia will probably respond with symbolic measures, rather than a large scale military deployment. I the government in baku would like to weaken russia's grip over the caucasus and over the nagona karabach conflict. But it has nothing to gain from confronting russia openly. So that nothing mitigates against the danger of an all out war with armenia.
A conflict smouldering since a war in 2020 has again caught alight; Azerbaijan may feel emboldened by a distracted Russia and its own energy prospects. Gulf countries are swimming in piles of unexpected, oil-derived cash: we ask whether they will sock it away or splurge on citizens and pet projects. And why many Lebanese couples are choosing to wed online.
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