Balance of Power

A New Contest for Global Influence Is Emerging in the Caucasus

Armenia is hosting twin summits as the region comes increasingly in geopolitical focus.
Leaders attending the European Political Community summit in Yerevan today.Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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Armenia has stood at the crossroads of rival empires practically since the Bible records that Noah’s Ark landed on Mount Ararat, which soars above its modern capital, Yerevan.