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Russia’s surprise move to restore visa-free access for Georgian citizens and direct flights between the two countries signals a continued warming of relations between Tbilisi and Moscow, potentially at the cost of Georgia’s integration with the West, analysts and Russian government officials told The Moscow Times. Some observers have described …

The benefits for the Georgian Dream from rapprochement with Moscow are vague and uncertain, while the risks are more than real. But this does not mean that the situation is assessed in the same way by the Georgian Dream itself, which has miscalculations one after another.Vladimir Putin’s decision to abolish …

Israel is usually mentioned as a “third party” in the political literature of Iranian leaders and officials, especially when talking about Tel Aviv’s influence on relations between Tehran and Baku. Even so, Azerbaijan remains adamant that Israel is not using its territory for military and intelligence purposes. For example, in …

Relations with Russia will have to be overhauled, since the main subject of discussion—Karabakh—will disappear. For most Armenians, the Kremlin will be seen as an unreliable ally that abandoned them in their hour of need. A turning point has been reached in the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Last …

The Novaya Gazeta Europe newspaper, in an article posted on its website on 24 April 2023, said: “The European Union has been working on plans for strengthening its ties with Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, and Kazakhstan, countries that are amicable with Russia, Politico reports. According to the media outlet, the EU’s …

When the Ukraine war interrupted Beijing’s land route to Europe, Azerbaijan and its neighborhood became a vital alternative pathway, but adversaries may seek to disrupt that. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Beijing’s northern trade route to Europe has been severely curtailed, making the “Middle Corridor” route that …

Kazakhstan has maintained a distinctive stance regarding Russia’s military action in Ukraine. It has repeatedly emphasised the need for diplomacy to resolve the conflict. Kazakh authorities have also decried the results of referendums held in four Ukrainian cities of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia , which overwhelmingly voted to join …

Relations with Russia will have to be overhauled, since the main subject of discussion—Karabakh—will disappear. For most Armenians, the Kremlin will be seen as an unreliable ally that abandoned them in their hour of need. A turning point has been reached in the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Last …

In light of recent developments in the Caucasus, the visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to Azerbaijan on April 7 is significant. The thirty years of friendly relations and partnership between the two countries should serve as an example for other South Caucasus states. Irakli Garibashvili’s claim that Azerbaijan …

America Needs to Get Tough on Tbilisi As the United States and its NATO allies are focused on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Russia’s efforts to bring another country into its orbit has gone largely unnoticed. Like many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union, Georgia …