From Damascus and Caracas to Tehran and Yerevan, Moscow's historic network of global alliances has experienced an unprecedented contraction. Four times since 2023, Russian security partners faced existential crises—and in return received an evacuation flight, a phone call, a satellite data link, or complete military inaction. Meanwhile, former allies like Armenia are freezing CSTO ties, Kazakhstan is manufacturing Turkish combat drones, and Serbia is integrating French fighter jets. Discover how the war of attrition in Ukraine forced the Kremlin to liquidate its overseas empire and reverse its reliance onto North Korea and China.
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction: Central Asian Hedging & The "Five Calls" Framework
01:42 - Entry 1 (Damascus): The Fall of Assad & Mediterranean Naval Absence
05:02 - Entry 2 (Caracas): Maduro's Capture & The Diplomatic Phone Call
05:53 - Entry 3 (Tehran): Khamenei's Death & The "Great Liquidation"
07:10 - Entry 4 (Yerevan): Nagorno-Karabakh Desertion & Armenia's EU Pivot
10:06 - Regional Dominoes: Serbian Hedging, Hungary's Shift, & Kazakhstan's Dual Game
12:37 - The Patron-Client Inversion: Dependence on North Korea & China
15:04 - The 5th Entry (South Ossetia): Handpicking Leaders Where Boots Stand
16:35 - Eurasian Shrinkage: Georgia, Moldova, & The Post-Imperial Void
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