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December 2, 2025

Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

By Laura Linderman

On November 21, Laura Linderman, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing influence in the South Caucasus and the path forward for US policymakers in the region.

The pattern is clear: Russia has lost its grip on the South Caucasus. Turkey, the United States, and to some extent China have filled the vacuum. The question is what comes next.

Laura Linderman