South Caucasus

Russia Could Step Up Pressure on Armenia Through Gas and Air Travel, Analyst Says

AZE.US Relations between Armenia and Russia are entering a potentially more confrontational phase in which Moscow could use economic pressure ranging from gas prices to...

Azerbaijan Is Not Pushing Russia Out of Armenia, Analyst Says

AZE.US The growing crisis between Moscow and Yerevan should not be interpreted as an Azerbaijani attempt to push Russia out of Armenia, according to South...

Armenia Opens Door to Electricity Trade With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said his country could develop energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, including mutual electricity exports and imports. As reported by AZE.US,...

Tbilisi-Baku Train Tickets in Short Supply as Additional Services Are Considered

AZE.US Azerbaijan Railways and Georgian Railway are working to arrange additional passenger services between Baku and Tbilisi amid high demand and growing complaints about ticket...

Pashinyan Appoints Alen Simonyan as Armenia’s Security Council Secretary

AZE.US Former Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan has been appointed secretary of the country’s Security Council, replacing Armen Grigoryan, who had held the position since...

TRIPP Is Bringing the US Back to the South Caucasus, Analyst Says

AZE.US The Washington agreements of August 8, 2025, did more than formalize a new reality between Azerbaijan and Armenia: they changed how the international community...

U.S. Role in TRIPP Is Primarily Political, Azerbaijani Analyst Says

AZE.US The United States’ role in the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP, is more political than financial, Azerbaijani analyst Rizvan Huseynov...

Saakashvili Warns Georgia Is ‘Approaching a Tragic End’

AZE.US Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has warned that the country is “approaching a tragic end,” blaming what he described as widespread apathy within Georgian...

Pashinyan Must Hold On to Trump With Both Hands, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan can no longer count on unconditional support from the U.S. Democratic Party and influential Armenian lobbying groups associated with...

Peace Without Moscow: Why Baku and Washington’s Interests Aligned

By AZE.US Editorial Team Dates matter in diplomacy. On Aug. 8, 2008, Russia and Georgia went to war. Russian forces advanced deep into Georgian territory,...

A $201 Million Stake in the Middle Corridor: What Washington Wants After Peace

By AZE.US Editorial Team A year ago, Washington helped Azerbaijan and Armenia lay the political foundation for peace. The United States is now moving to the...

US Allocates $201 Million to Middle Corridor and TRIPP

AZE.US The United States has provided $201 million in government funding for a new investment fund supporting the Middle Corridor, including projects connected to the...

Peace With Baku Is Already Delivering Economic Benefits to Armenia

AZE.US One year after the Washington Declaration, the political track of Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization may appear to have slowed, but significant changes are already taking place...

Armenia’s EU Course Makes It an Unfriendly State in Moscow’s Eyes, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenia can no longer expect Russia to regard it as a friendly state if Yerevan is genuinely pursuing integration with the European Union, according...

Washington Says Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Is on an “Irreversible” Path

AZE.US The United States believes Azerbaijan and Armenia have entered an irreversible phase toward peace, while the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or...

Aliyev, Pashinyan and Trump Discuss Peace Process and TRIPP

AZE.US The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the United States held a series of phone calls on August 8 marking the first anniversary of the...

Baku and Yerevan Have Passed the Point of No Return – Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Armenia have not resolved every dispute inherited from decades of conflict, but a return to the previous cycle of confrontation is becoming...

One Year After Washington, Peace Is Real but Not Yet Irreversible

By AZE.US Editorial Team Nearly one year after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Washington, the main result is...

Moscow Pressures, Washington Pushes: Armenia Is Running Out of Room to Maneuver

By AZE.US Editorial Team Nearly a year after the Washington understandings, the South Caucasus has reached the point where diplomatic promises must give way to...

Azerbaijan Has Demonstrated Its Commitment to Peace With Armenia, Hajiyev Says

AZE.US The peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not limited to declarations on paper, and Baku has demonstrated its intentions through concrete actions, according...

After Losing Influence in Karabakh, Russia Lost Armenia Too

AZE.US Russia will not be able to restore its former relationship model with the countries of the South Caucasus. Moscow’s loss of influence in Karabakh...

Azerbaijan Names Condition for Signing Peace Agreement With Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan considers changes to Armenia’s Constitution a necessary condition for signing a final peace agreement between the two countries. As AZE.US reports, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister...

Ukraine War Will Decide Fate of Russian Influence in the Caucasus

AZE.US The future of Russian influence in the South Caucasus and across the former Soviet space will largely depend on the outcome of the war...

Azerbaijan Is Ready for Russian Pressure and Provocations, Namazov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is prepared for a possible increase in pressure from Russia, as it has resisted Moscow’s attempts to influence the country’s domestic and foreign...

Azerbaijan Emerging as Key Link Between Central Asia and Europe

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s growing cooperation with Central Asian states is turning the country into a critical link in transport, energy and trade routes connecting East and...

Pashinyan Consolidates Power Ahead of Referendum and Peace Deal With Baku

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia’s new government looks almost identical to the old one. That is precisely the point. After his Civil Contract party won the...

Putin Call Signals Baku’s Growing Regional Weight, Ukrainian Analyst Says

AZE.US Russia is increasingly being forced to treat Azerbaijan as an independent center of power rather than a country operating within Moscow’s traditional sphere of...

Kobakhidze Is Turning Georgia Into a “Besieged Fortress”

By AZE.US Editorial Team Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s speech marking the 11th anniversary of the country’s State Security Service was formally devoted to terrorism,...

Armenian President Reappoints Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister

AZE.US Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed a decree reappointing Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s prime minister. As AZE.US reports, the decree was published on August...

Armenia Will Remain Vulnerable After Russia Leaves, Grigoryan Says

AZE.US Armenia could be left without meaningful security guarantees if Russia fully withdraws its military presence from the country, according to Arman Grigoryan, a professor...

Pashinyan Sends Russia a $2 Billion Railroad Bill

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia’s threat to seek $2 billion a year from Moscow is the loudest part of the dispute. But the real conflict...

Azerbaijan Risks Losing the South Caucasus Economic Race

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia had almost identical GDP per capita levels in 2020. Today, the two neighboring economies are pulling ahead....

Israel Will Not Risk Ties With Azerbaijan for Armenia, Expert Says

AZE.US Israel is unlikely to jeopardize its strategic partnership with Azerbaijan for the sake of symbolic political steps benefiting Armenia, according to Sergey Melkonyan, a...

Russia Has Shifted From Pressuring Pashinyan to “Punishing” Armenia

AZE.US Russia is intensifying economic pressure on Armenia in an effort to demonstrate that the country cannot maintain its current development path without close ties...

Armenian Anthem Played in Baku Without Provocations: What Changed in 11 Years

AZE.US The Armenian national anthem was played without incident during a recent medal ceremony in Baku, marking a striking change in the public atmosphere surrounding...

Azerbaijani Gas Could Become an Alternative for Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan could eventually help Armenia reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas, particularly if Moscow increases economic pressure on Yerevan, according to analysts participating...

Baku Accuses Russia’s Zakharova of Distorting Reality Over Karabakh Remarks

AZE.US Azerbaijan has rejected comments by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova concerning Karabakh and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), describing them as a...

Moscow Forces Armenia to Choose: The EU or the EAEU

By AZE.US Editorial Team The July 27 phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin should be viewed not as...

Putin’s Call to Aliyev Was More Than Diplomatic Routine

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin’s July 28 phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev should not be viewed as a routine diplomatic exchange, according to...

Armenian Army Has Recovered but Still Trails Azerbaijan, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenia has rebuilt much of the military capacity it lost after the 2020 war, but it has not yet developed a force capable of...

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