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Geopolitics x LegalJUNE 29, 20261 MIN READ

Armenia's Post-Election Pivot: EU Integration vs. Russian Economic Leverage

Armenia's June 7, 2026 parliamentary election returned Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party with a majority — but not the supermajority needed for constitutional reform, leaving the final Nagorno-Karabakh peace accord with Azerbaijan legally blocked. The result deepens Armenia's strategic pivot away from Russian security dependence toward EU institutional integration, but Russian energy and econ

Source: TRT World Research Centre: The Anatomy of the Ballot Box — What Lies Ahead After Armenia's 2026 PollsLegal Risk Political Risk Geopolitics Elections & Political Risk

Geopolitics x LegalJUNE 29, 20261 MIN READ

U.S. Supreme Court Issues 6-3 Rulings Curtailing Asylum and TPS Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court this week issued three immigration decisions with sweeping legal implications. In *Mullin v. Al Otro Lado*, the Court upheld CBP "metering" — stationing agents at the borderline to exclude asylum seekers from ports of entry — as lawful. A second 6-3 ruling allows DHS to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals without judicial review. A third dec

Source: Washington Office on Latin America: U.S.-Mexico Border Update — Supreme Court, June 2026Legal Risk Political Risk Geopolitics Elections & Political Risk