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Even in the event that Azeri-Turkish economic connectivity is streamlined via a trans-Armenian corridor, then there’s no realistic way that this would function as a Trojan Horse for NATO since it would be protected by the Russian Border Guard Service per the Moscow-mediated November 2020 ceasefire. It’s even more ridiculous …

The question therefore naturally arises of why so many people, especially in the non-mainstream media community, were misled about those two’s geostrategic calculations. The answer can arguably be found by paying attention to the powerful influence wielded by Armenia’s ultra-nationalist diaspora lobby, the most pernicious elements of which are based …

The fall of the Nagorno-Karabakh government after 30 years could empower Turkey and weaken Iran. The convoys snaked for miles along mountain passes as the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority Armenian enclave that is formally part of Azerbaijan, continued to unfold. Western leaders wrung their hands but …

The West wants to punish Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for his pragmatic refusal to open up a “second front” in the US’ proxy war on Russia after he publicly exposed this plot in early December while also pledging never to arm Kiev either. The artificially manufactured furor over Georgia’s US-inspired …

By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. The events of the last week are triggering a debate on the need for a deep reset …

The Sino-Russo Entente dislikes Tokayev’s reliance on the EU as the means for averting Kazakhstan’s potentially disproportionate dependence on them. His pledge to uphold the West’s anti-Russian sanctions was obviously done under pressure, which proves that his attempts to preserve strategic autonomy in this manner have failed. Neither Russia’s nor …

Azerbaijan’s success in its ‘anti-terrorist operation’ in the Armenian-controlled area of Karabakh is another sign Russia’s Eurasian sphere of influence is in retreat. Pro-Russian Armenia is a long-time Russian military ally which together with Georgia is helping Russia evade Western sanctions. Energy rich Azerbaijan, a military ally of NATO member …

By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. The events of the last week are triggering a debate on the need for a deep reset …

The phone call marks the first high-level contact between Ankara and Yerevan following the Azerbaijani offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation on Wednesday amid a massive Armenian exodus from the Nagorno-Karabakh region following Azerbaijan’s …

The large-scale outflow of Armenian Christians from Karabakh, which is due to the diaspora manipulating emotionally vulnerable people into leaving Azerbaijan by scaremongering about their safety, could soon shake up domestic Armenian politics. The anti-Russian pro-Western faction is expected to lead a Color Revolution at the behest of their patrons, …