Explainers

Pashinyan’s government pushes the “Real Armenia” concept: public reaction

September 18, 2025

“State-funded programmes must exclude the promotion of war and revenge,” the draft says. It has already been posted online for public discussion in Armenia

War in Ukraine

The end of Putin’s pipelines: how Europe cut its reliance on Russian gas

War in Ukraine

September 18, 2025

Maximilian Hess on how a fundamental shift happened in such a short time: "Eastern Europe’s gas market will never return to where it was four years ago".

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

September 18, 2025

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Armenia

Ararat to be removed from Armenia’s border stamps - bowing to Turkey?

Armenia

September 17, 2025

The decision to remove the image of the mountain — seen in Armenia as a national symbol, though it lies in modern-day Turkey — has provoked a storm of criticism not only from the opposition but from much of the public

Money laundering case in Georgia: opposition looks for a Russian connection

Opposition in Georgia

September 17, 2025

Georgia’s prosecutor’s office has announced the arrest of a man accused of laundering 624 million dollars and 35 million euros between 2022 and 2024

‘Silicone scandal’ in North Ossetia: MP angers women drivers

Russia

September 16, 2025

Soslan Didarov called them “silicone chicks and airheads”

Opposition politician arrested in Georgia for defacing mayor’s campaign banner

Georgia

September 15, 2025

By defacing the banner, Elene Khoshtaria expressed solidarity with an activist who had earlier been arrested for the same act

“Azerbaijan has always been as much a brotherly state for the CSTO as Armenia,” says Pashinyan

Armenia

September 15, 2025

The prime minister outlined Armenia’s security strategy at the international conference Comprehensive Security and Resilience – 2025, saying the army should be the last resort among the country’s security tools

Russian drones shot down over Poland – Crisis Group on why it matters for Europe

Russia

September 15, 2025

Russia continues to push the limits, while Europe tries to balance determination with restraint

Sewage in the Caspian: falling water levels expose Azerbaijan’s weak infrastructure

Azerbaijan

September 13, 2025

Near Baku, untreated sewage and toxic oil industry waste are being discharged directly into the sea

Turkey’s special envoy for normalisation with Armenia visits Yerevan: no breakthroughs

Armenia

September 13, 2025

Public expectations were higher for the first visit of a Turkish diplomat to Armenia. But judging by the official statements after the meeting, no significant progress in relations was achieved

Two Russian activists sentenced to 8.5 years in Georgia on drug possession charges

Georgia

September 13, 2025

Both consider themselves political prisoners and say the Georgian authorities are in effect punishing them for taking part in the protests

Ukrainian citizens arrested in Georgia for transporting explosives

Georgia

September 12, 2025

The Georgian State Security Service (SSG) suspects the case may be linked to “radical opposition” plans to destabilise the situation ahead of the 4 October municipal elections

Kremlin’s soft power plan for Azerbaijan: “Hundreds of millions of dollars wasted”

Azerbaijan

September 12, 2025

The Insider reports that secret Kremlin papers have raised serious alarm over the absence of organisations in Azerbaijan that defend Russia’s interests

Armenian prisoners in Baku: reports of suicide attempts and hunger strikes, and Yerevan’s response

Karabakh conflict

September 12, 2025

They came to light after phone conversations between the prisoners and their families. Human rights defenders link these incidents to the halt of the ICRC’s work in Azerbaijan