In the second installment of The Eastern Front's two-part series on Armenia's security, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia speak with Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich, distinguished visiting professor at George Mason University, to discuss Azerbaijan's perspective on the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. What has accounted for Azerbaijan's aggressive posture towards its neighbors? What other ambitions is Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev harboring that the West may not fully understand? Why has China taken a back seat in the region? Show notes: Sign up for&nbsp;The Eastern Front‘s bi-weekly newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aei.org/sign-up-for-updates-from-the-eastern-front-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here&nbsp;</a>and follow us on X&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EasternFrontPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

What Is Going on with EU Accession Talks and Ukraine Funding? (with Ian Bond)

Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. 
Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”