Putin’s war on democracy played a role in the CSTO’s decision to deploy troops in Kazakhstan. With the invasion of Ukraine, did experts miss early signs of Putin’s resolve to act on threats?
Mane Berikyan
Mané Berikyan is a Deans scholar senior majoring in International Relations and Russian on the pre-law track. At USC, Mane is the Executive Director of the USC Dornsife Global Policy Institute, the Editor-in-Chief at Glimpse From the Globe, the President of the Armenian Students Association and works at the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. Outside of campus, she is a journalist for Armenia-based media outlet CivilNet, a fellow at Elva Community Engagement, and the Executive Director of the All-Armenian Student Association. Her interests include corruption, democracy and conflict in post-Soviet Eurasia, Europe and the Middle East.
Russia is working against its interests in the South Caucasus
Putin stands to lose his leverage over Armenia — and Russia’s foothold in a key region.