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Though there had been hopes that some kind of agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be initialled or signed by November this year, the situation looks increasingly uncertain as Russia once again enters the fray Four years after the start of the 44-day-war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and a year …

Weeks after the Armenian government accused Russia of fomenting a rebellion, authorities in Yerevan have yet to present substantiating evidence. Citing the ongoing investigation, Armenian officials have not provided updates on the alleged coup plot beyond the broad, initial accusation made on September 18. At that time, representatives of Armenia’s …

Security concerns are reshaping the economic and foreign policy trajectories of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. As these nations navigate complex choices about their future paths, the EU should recognize the geostrategic importance of the South Caucasus and strengthen its ties with the region. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has catalyzed …

Whereas Ukraine never intended to implement the Minsk Accords and was preparing for an invasion this entire time, the dual deceptions of which have ended disastrously for it as is known, Georgian Dream wants Russia to help create a framework for bringing Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia back together. Russian …

Since 1991, most of the Islamist violence in the North Caucasus has occurred in the three republics in the eastern part of that region, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya, while the surviving bi-national republics in the middle and the national republics in the west have remained relatively quiet. But since last …

While Tatevik Khachatrian was forced to leave everything behind one year ago, Vasila Mammadova was hopeful that, for the first time in 30 years, there was a chance she might get everything back. On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched an offensive to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory it had lost to …

Iran has ulterior motives for opposing the Zangezur Corridor. Iran’s continued opposition to the Zangezur Corridor, which was earlier analyzed here and here, is predicated on the assumption that Armenia is very important to its economic and national security. The thinking goes that they’d be harmed if Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye …

The Armenian-Azerbaijani dispute has always been about more than Karabakh. It has also been about transit routes. Now that Baku has succeeded in restoring control over Karabakh, it is now focusing on the Armenian region between the two non-contiguous parts of Azerbaijan, which Armenians call Syunik oblast and the Azerbaijanis …

The story: Apparent Russian support for a controversial corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave has triggered outrage in Tehran. The proposed route has long been opposed by Iran as it would sever the country’s land connection to Armenia. The flare-up between Moscow and Tehran highlights lingering points of contention, …

As Georgia gears up for its crucial parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024, tensions are running high both domestically and internationally. The election has been framed as a battle between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces, with significant implications for Georgia’s future. The Q&A delves into the key players, Russia’s accusations of …