South Caucasus

Georgia Risks Becoming The Weak Link In The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team For years, Georgia was the easiest country in the South Caucasus for Western policymakers to understand. It was pro-European, strategically located,...

Russian Curbs Force Armenia To Rethink Export Dependence

AZE.US Russia’s trade restrictions on Armenian exports have exposed the risks of relying too heavily on a single market and forced Armenian producers to urgently...

Court Must Determine Tsarukyan’s Guilt, Aliyev Says

AZE.US Political analyst and professor of law Namik Aliyev said the final decision on the guilt of Armenian politician Gagik Tsarukyan must be made by...

Pashinyan Consolidates Power as Armenia’s Opposition Prepares for Parliamentary and Street Fight

AZE.US Armenia’s political confrontation is entering a new phase following the parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan strengthening his control over state institutions while...

World Cup Shows Azerbaijan and Armenia Can Compete, Analyst Says

AZE.US The strong performances of smaller football nations at the World Cup should serve as an encouraging example for Azerbaijan and Armenia, according to Boris...

Russia Has Lost Its Main Lever Over Azerbaijan and Armenia – Shafiyev

AZE.US Russia has lost one of its most important tools of influence in the South Caucasus after Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity and Baku and...

Why the Events of 1915 Trigger a Strong Reaction in Azerbaijan

AZE.US The debate over the events of 1915 provokes a strong response in Azerbaijan not only because of the country’s close ties with Turkey, but...

Closed Borders Are Hurting Azerbaijan’s Tourism Industry

AZE.US Foreign visitors spent nearly 281 million manats less in Azerbaijan during the first five months of 2026, prompting renewed criticism of the country’s continued...

Armenia Does Not Want to Be Drawn Into Israel’s Dispute With Turkey

AZE.US Armenia has taken a deliberately cautious position following the Israeli government’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide, seeking to avoid becoming part of the...

Analysis: Azerbaijan Faces Four Months of Strategic Waiting

AZE.US Azerbaijan is entering a four-month period of strategic waiting as uncertainty grows across several international disputes affecting the South Caucasus, according to Farhad Mammadov,...

The Enemy Image Survived the War: What Keeps Armenians and Azerbaijanis Apart

AZE.US The war may be over, but the image of the enemy remains deeply rooted in both Azerbaijani and Armenian society. Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the...

Azerbaijan Seeks to Preserve Balance Between Turkey and Israel

AZE.US Growing tensions between Turkey and Israel are becoming part of a broader struggle for influence in the Middle East, while Azerbaijan is seeking to...

Kocharyan Turned The Genocide Issue Into A Political Tool

AZE.US The politicization of the Armenian Genocide issue was one of the mistakes of Armenia’s foreign policy and for years complicated normalization with Turkey, Armenian...

Israel’s Recognition Move Is A Signal To Turkey – Stepanian

AZE.US Israel’s government-level move on recognizing the Armenian Genocide is primarily a political signal to Turkey, Armenian political commentator David Stepanian said in an interview...

Syrian Lesson For The South Caucasus, According To Suleimanov

AZE.US In a new episode of “News From The Caucasus,” journalist and researcher Ruslan Suleimanov discussed Syria, Lebanon and the lessons the South Caucasus can...

Pashinyan Refuses To React To Israel’s Recognition Of Armenian Genocide

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Yerevan does not consider it necessary to respond to the Israeli government’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide...

Kazakhstan Shows How To Build Ties With EU Without Breaking With Russia

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade, head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club, said Kazakhstan’s cooperation with the European Union shows that a country...

Recognition As A Lever: Why Israel Is Reopening An Old Wound Now

By AZE.US Editorial Team History rarely returns to international politics on its own. More often, it is brought back when it becomes useful. That is exactly...

Middle Corridor Does Not Come Together Without Azerbaijan, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Political analyst Farhad Mammadov said European institutions cannot ignore Azerbaijan’s role in the Middle Corridor, even if Brussels often underestimates that role in its...

It Is Time For Armenians To Visit Baku And Azerbaijanis To Visit Yerevan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The visit of Gor Azizyan, coach of UFC fighter Sharabutdin Magomedov, to Baku has triggered a familiar wave of emotion. Some...

The European Union Talks About The South Caucasus, But Forgets Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The European Union appears eager to present Armenia as its new success story in the South Caucasus. Brussels wants to show...

Without Common Agenda, Region Risks Losing To External Players, Alili Says

AZE.US The South Caucasus and Central Asia need a shared regional agenda, otherwise outside powers will be able to influence and slow down integration processes,...

If Yerevan Does Not Want Peace, That Is Armenia’s Problem, Namik Aliyev Says

AZE.US Political analyst, Doctor of Law and Professor Namik Aliyev said that Armenia is more interested than anyone else in moving forward with the peace...

Armenia Already Tying Strategic Projects To Peace With Azerbaijan, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Armenia is already linking some of its strategic projects to peaceful and mutually beneficial relations with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabekov said in an...

Armenia Must Learn To Adapt Quickly To Modern Warfare, Arakelyan Says

AZE.US Armenia must move beyond simply purchasing new weapons and learn how to adapt quickly to the realities of modern warfare, Armenian military analyst Eduard...

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