The resignation this week of Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, despite Western criticisms, manifests the essence of the Western democratic system. Amidst public riots over fraudulent

In leading news this week, the longstanding conflict in the south Caucasus escalated into armed warfare between Azerbaijan and Armenia over lands occupied by Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. This local conflict has a regional and international aspect also, with Russia supporting Armenia and Turkey supporting Azerbaijan with, inevitably, the United States covertly standing behind Turkey.