South Caucasus

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...

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 Suleymanov

AZE.US In a new episode of “News From The Caucasus,” journalist and researcher Ruslan Suleymanov 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,...

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