Briefing Room 18.04.26: Armenia Tries to Escape Russia's Grasp, South Sudan in Chaos, and More
Yerevan courts Brussels and freezes its CSTO ties as Moscow's leverage wanes, while a collapsing peace deal drags South Sudan back toward civil war.
Simon Whistler • April 18, 2026
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Welcome to The Briefing Room, the weekly show that acts as your regular reminder that there is stuff happening in places other than the Middle East or Washington DC.
This week we're traveling first to the Caucasus where Armenia is poised at what could be a turning point in the nation's history, balanced between a Russian-led system that has failed it and a Western-led one trying to prize it from Moscow's grasp.
After that we're checking in Nigeria where a fight between the government and terrorist factions is turning deadlier than ever.
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