Economics

What ties owners of Georgian factory to son of senior Russian military intelligence official?

October 24, 2025

It was previously reported that Russian company Russneft delivered the first shipment of oil to the recently opened refinery.

Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev visits Kazakhstan to discuss strategic partnership and new opportunities for cooperation

Azerbaijan

October 23, 2025

Agreements signed during the meeting cover a range of sectors, from energy and intellectual property to health and digital technology.

Azerbaijan-Armenia

Azerbaijan lifts all cargo transit restrictions through Armenia: expert views from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

October 22, 2025

"Baku is effectively signalling to Yerevan that the ball is in their court."

Azerbaijan

London’s new strategy: sanctions on Russia and lifting the Caucasus arms embargo

Azerbaijan

October 17, 2025

At first glance, these decisions seem to concern different areas, but they can be seen as complementary elements of London’s geopolitical and security strategy

Opinion: “Europe’s ‘golden reserve’?” – Azerbaijan ousted from PACE but remains a strategic partner

Azerbaijan

October 03, 2025

The Italian president described Baku as a respected EU partner, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Azerbaijan the EU’s “golden reserve.”

Armenians’ living standards unchanged amid rising incomes and high inflation

Armenia

October 03, 2025

Economists say indexation should apply not only to wages but also to pensions and benefits, as inflation hits vulnerable groups hardest

Mellow season begins in Abkhazia – Video

Tourism in Abkhazia

October 02, 2025

Overall the holiday season was considerably weaker than last year, analysts say

Real estate shake-up: land cadastre introduced in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

October 01, 2025

Experts say the cadastre will benefit the state through clearer records, give owners stronger rights, and make the property market more transparent.

Putin’s oil and SOCAR plant: EU sanctions impact Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

September 30, 2025

Halting oil supplies to Europe via SOCAR’s STAR refinery is the EU’s top priority

“Armenia should not cut military spending during army reform,” expert says

Armenia

September 25, 2025

Armenia’s defence budget will be cut by 15.2% in 2026, a move military analyst Leonid Nersisyan says is unjustified

Contaminated crude and Moscow’s shadow: inside Azerbaijan’s energy turmoil

Azerbaijan

September 23, 2025

A Baku court has ordered former senior SOCAR official Adnan Ahmadzade to be remanded in custody for four months. The official indictment has not yet been published, fueling widespread media speculation about the reasons for his arrest.

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

Eastern Europe

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".

“TRIPP - a subject of bilateral discussion with the U.S.”: Pashinyan detailed agreements with Trump

Armenia

September 11, 2025

"There cannot be infrastructure called the ‘Zangezur Corridor’ on Armenian territory; ‘There was never anything useful in the work of the Minsk Group’ — Armenian Prime Minister responds to MPs’ questions"

Cool politics, warm market: Azerbaijan-Russia trade keeps growing in 2025

Azerbaijan

September 11, 2025

Although political relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have noticeably cooled in recent months, trade figures show the opposite trend

"Turkey is trying to limit Armenia’s transit options", say analysts in Yerevan

Armenia

September 09, 2025

Armenian experts on Turkey’s Kars–Nakhchivan railway project and the alternative Armenia could offer

Aliyev, Trump and Pashinyan pose for a photo after their meeting in Washington | Photo: The White House

Multipolar world: the US, China, Russia, SCO, BRICS and peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Azerbaijan

September 04, 2025

Mediation efforts are taking place in Washington, while at the same time China is inviting the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to high-level events and military parades in Beijing

“US backs both Armenia and Azerbaijan”: view from Yerevan

Armenia

September 01, 2025

According to political analyst Areg Kochinyan, the bilateral agreements signed at the White House reduce the likelihood of an Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict

Abkhazia fuel crisis: only Russian stations have gasoline

Abkhazia

August 21, 2025

The instability in Russia’s fuel market has hit the region hard

China’s soft power in Georgia: harmless cultural exchange or political calculation?

Georgia

August 20, 2025

how cultural cooperation masks Beijing’s political interests

Iranian president: "Visit to Armenia is part of priority trips to neighbouring countries”

Armenia

August 19, 2025

Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Armenia amid concerns over a US company’s role in reopening regional roads near Iran’s border

‘Armenian-Iranian relations are not a bargaining chip’: Yerevan reassures Tehran

Armenia

August 15, 2025

Tensions have emerged in Iran over the Washington agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan. All the details of the situation, plus commentary from political analyst Robert Ghevondyan.