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Briefing Room 18.04.26: Armenia Tries to Escape Russia's Grasp, South Sudan in Chaos, and More

Simon Whistler · April 18, 2026 · 16 min video · Global

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What this episode covers

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.

Chapters

  1. Armenia's Geopolitical Shift Away From MoscowIn the free preview
  2. Nigeria Airstrike Disaster Kills Over 100 CiviliansInsiders
  3. South Sudan's Ailing President Purges Key RivalsInsiders

From the transcript

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 travelling 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 on Nigeria, where a fight between the government and terrorist factions is turning deadlier than ever.

This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.

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