The South Caucasus's geography—the borders the region shares with Russia​— has long overshadowed its politics. But with Moscow occupied with its war against Ukraine, countries in the region are developing alternative foreign policy priorities and recalibrating relations with the West. As Armenia moves closer to the United States and Europe, the government in Georgia is lurching towards Moscow – despite opposition from its society. Meanwhile, Armenia and Azerbaijan are in talks for a historic chance for a peace treaty which could serve as the bedrock of a new regional order.  

What is the significance of the South Caucasus for the West? How likely is a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan? What can the U.S. do to encourage regional cooperation and reconciliation? And how should the U.S. support democratic aspirations of Georgian society? 

Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Europe program to discuss the U.S. role for a new order in the South Caucasus with Ambassador Yuri Kim, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs;, Marie Yovanovitch, former Ambassador to Armenia and Ukraine and senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program; and Dan Baer, director of the Europe Program at Carnegie and former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Ukrainians deserve credit for fighting for their democracy.

Judy Dempsey and Marie Yovanovitch assess Western support for Ukraine’s war effort, the country’s democratic transition, and the prospects for peace.

A conversation about Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s trip to Hiroshima, Japan, to meet with G7 leaders and global security assistance to Ukraine.

A conversation about the report that the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, offered to share intelligence on Russian troop positions with Kyiv in exchange for the Ukrainians ceding territory around the embattled city of Bakhmut.

A discussion of the recent report that Yevgeniy Prigozhin, head of private mercenary group Wagner Group, offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch discusses with Nicolle Wallace the Biden administration's renewed commitment to aiding Ukraine and what lies ahead as the second year of war begins.

If Russia stomps all over Ukraine and takes it over, it affects the entire international order that we have been living under since World War II.

This fight is not over. It's going to be brutal in the coming months, perhaps even longer, and Ukraine still needs American help. Zelenskyy memorably said that this is not charity, this is an investment.

Join former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and Carnegie Endowment senior fellow Marie Yovanovitch for an extremely timely conversation with four leading civil society figures from Ukraine.