Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have exchanged fire across their border. Relations between the two states have historically been tense, and the two states fought a war over the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan in the 1990s. There has been a formal cease fire, but it has been spotty at best, and it appears as if tensions are on the rise again.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is in China and the Chinese leadership has received him warmly. Russia and China have apparently closed ranks on the issue of Syria, arguing that there should be no UN intervention in that state. The refusal of the two countries to even consider humanitarian intervention in what is now a full-fledged civil war means that there is little hope to bring aid to the Syrian people.
Stephen Walt has reported on a 20-country survey of what content is being taught in the field of international relations at the college level. His review is fascinating, noting some of the regional variations in the courses. But the 3500 scholars surveyed generally cover the field in a manner consistent with how the subject is taught in the 5 College system.
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