South Caucasus

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...

Pashinyan Rival Faces New Criminal Case in Armenia

AZE.US Armenian authorities have launched a new criminal case against Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia party and a political rival of Prime Minister...

Neo-Revanchism in Armenia Could Lead to a Third Karabakh War – Namazov

AZE.US A new form of revanchism is emerging in Armenia under the language of peace and could eventually lead to another war, Azerbaijani political analyst...

Baku Is Comfortable With TRIPP Without a Peace Deal With Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan may be interested in launching the TRIPP route through Armenia while avoiding a formal peace treaty and a broader reopening of regional borders,...

Pashinyan Can Sign Peace With Azerbaijan Now, Diplomat Says

AZE.US Armenia can remove territorial claims against Azerbaijan from its constitutional preamble without waiting for an entirely new constitution, according to Azerbaijani diplomat and legal...

Russia Will Not Regain Its Former Position in the South Caucasus

AZE.US The normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia does not mean a return to the old regional order, according to Azerbaijani analyst Farhad Mammadov...

TRIPP Moves Toward Implementation as North-South Corridor Remains on Paper

AZE.US The TRIPP transport project is gradually acquiring the legal, financial and technical foundations needed to begin construction, while the long-discussed North-South corridor continues to...

Russia Is Growing Weaker by the Month, Armenia Needs Peace With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus is steadily declining, while Armenia must move beyond decades of confrontation and build peaceful relations with Azerbaijan based...

Azerbaijan Has No Plans to Send Special Forces to Syunik

AZE.US Azerbaijan has no plans to deploy special forces to Armenia’s Syunik region, and public calls for such action do not reflect Baku’s official position,...

Armenia Needs Routes Through Azerbaijan and Turkey to Grow

AZE.US Armenia will need reliable transport links through Azerbaijan and Turkey if it wants to expand exports, reduce its dependence on Russia and secure a...

Baku and Moscow Announce Full Normalization of Relations

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Russia have declared that their bilateral relations have been fully normalized after a period of serious tensions, following talks between Azerbaijani Foreign...

Armenia and Russia After the Election: A Divorce Delayed, Not Canceled

Yerevan is steadily moving out of Moscow’s political orbit, but economic dependence makes a clean break impossible. Russia, meanwhile, has lost the ability to...

Moscow Is Too Late: Baku Is Building a South Caucasus Without Masters

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia has long viewed the South Caucasus as a region where Moscow should have the final word. Governments could change, countries could...

U.S. Entrusts TRIPP+ Fund to Co-Owner of Armenian Mobile Operator

AZE.US The United States has selected Konstantin Sokolov, a Chicago-based investor and co-owner of Armenia’s largest mobile operator, to lead the new TRIPP+ Enterprise Fund,...

The Kremlin Swallowed a Bitter Pill From Aliyev

Russia called Azerbaijan’s position on Ukraine “mistaken,” then immediately assured Baku that the disagreement would not damage bilateral relations.

We Have Two Bakus, Iskandaryan Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Turkey may disagree on some regional and foreign policy issues, but they act almost as a single political force when it comes...

Russia Is No Longer Armenia’s “ATM”

AZE.US Russia remains the main destination for Armenian labor migrants, but the long-standing model in which earnings from abroad supported a large share of household...

Pashinyan Is Building an Authoritarian System Behind a Democratic Facade, Analyst Says

AZE.US Political confrontation in Armenia has deepened following the country’s parliamentary elections, with opposition groups accusing the government of pressuring political rivals, using administrative resources...

The South Caucasus Is No Longer Anyone’s Backyard

By AZE.US Editorial Team President Ilham Aliyev’s appearance at the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum was more than a long exchange with foreign journalists. It...

Russia Is Losing Influence As Azerbaijan Gains Ground In The South Caucasus, Analyst Says

AZE.US Russia is gradually losing influence in the South Caucasus, while Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a regional transit, energy and political hub, according...

Zangezur Route Could Turn Armenia Into A Major Eurasian Transit Player

AZE.US The planned Zangezur transport route could give Armenia its first real opportunity to participate in the formation of a major Eurasian logistics hub, Azerbaijani...

France Is Fueling Armenian Revanchism and Undermining Peace

AZE.US French media are using disputed historical narratives to encourage revanchist sentiment in Armenia and create new obstacles to peace in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijani...

EU To Fund New Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Crossing

AZE.US The European Union plans to finance three new border crossing points in Armenia, including one on the Yeraskh-Nakhchivan route connecting Armenia with Azerbaijan. EU Ambassador...

Azerbaijan Awaits Constitutional Changes From Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan says Armenia must remove territorial claims from its Constitution before the long-awaited peace agreement between the two countries can be signed. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister...

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...

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