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“The US is ready to help, but the decision is up to Armenia”: Nancy Pelosi in Yerevan

September 18, 2022

The visit takes place at a difficult time for Armenia, when its strategic ally Russia and partners in the CSTO military bloc refuse to render assistance

Turkey is on the brink of war with Greece. What's happening?

Turkey

September 16, 2022

Relations between Turkey and Greece, both NATO members, have become strained to the limit. The nations periodically accuse each other of violating each other's airspace with military aircraft, and air defense systems are brought into combat position. According to experts from both countries, the reason for the escalation has to do with decisive elections in both Turkey and Greece next summer.

Is the idea of a referendum on opening a “second front” in Georgia a threat to Abkhazia? Comment

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

September 16, 2022

"The people will be asked only if the government are absolutely sure that people will speak out against it" - the second front in Georgia and Abkhazia, discussion

UN employee in Abkhazia becomes persona non grata over vineyard near Russian base

Abkhazia

September 16, 2022

UN employee Lucas expelled from Abkhazia on charges of espionage. Many in society disagree, pointing to her projects and attraction of investment

Signing a document with Azerbaijan on NK

"Everything depends on Moscow and Baku" - the opinion of an Armenian political scientist on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh

Karabakh

September 15, 2022

The reaction in Nagorno-Karabakh to Pashinyan’s statement about his readiness to sign some kind of document with Azerbaijan, as well as the opinion of an expert

"Continued conflict helps Russia's presence in the region" - comment from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 13, 2022

Azerbaijan explains the actions of its military as an answer to provocations by Armenia and the desire to create a buffer zone along the border with Armenia to oppose provocations in the future.

Escalation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border

"Azerbaijani provocations are inevitable" - Armenian analysts on Baku's goals

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 13, 2022

Armenian analysts believe that Baku has long been preparing grounds for another military escalation and thus intends to wrest certain concessions from Armenia

Journalist and lawyer arrested in Baku

Azerbaijan

September 12, 2022

The number one topic on Azerbaijani social networks for the third day going is the arrest of journalist Avaz Zeynalov and his lawyer Elchin Sadigov. The court handed down its verdict in the case on Sunday morning.

How long the war in Ukraine might go on, how many victims, how it may end for Russia

War in Ukraine

September 12, 2022

"The West will become more cohesive and technologically advanced. For Russia, the consequences will be extremely deplorable" - Ukraine's counteroffensive: what's next

Anti-Russian sentiment in Georgia stronger than after 2008 war, but why? Opinion

Georgia-Russia

September 11, 2022

The feeling of insecurity breeds a reaction that any Russian couple sitting in a cafe is part of an occupation project.

Baku returns five Armenian soldiers, but in exchange for what? Opinion from Yerevan and Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 09, 2022

Late evening on September 8, official confirmation was received that Azerbaijan had returned the prisoners. The National Security Service of Armenia published their names.

“Moscow moderator for the return of Russian businessman Ruben Vardanyan to NK”? Opinion

Karabakh

September 08, 2022

According to political scientist Suren Surenyants, the businessman did not make the decision to move to Nagorno-Karabakh alone. Surenyants posits that Moscow may be behind the move.

Russia demanding the Pitsunda estate. Why is Tbilisi silent?

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

September 08, 2022

How do experts assess Tbilisi's reaction and what motivation do they see in the Georgian leadership's silence?

"Nostalgia for the Soviet past" - Why the Abkhaz authorities go against society. Opinion

Abkhazia

September 07, 2022

"The Abkhazian elite subconsciously want to return to the USSR. But the youth have other values" - Abkhaz society against ceding land to Russia.

Geopolitical project: How Armenia lost the war and wound up between world powers

Karabakh conflict

September 07, 2022

A detailed analysis of what is happening in the region, the main "players" and their interests, and assumptions about how events may develop.

"Armenia is breaking free of Russia's clutches." Opinion

Armenia-Russia

September 07, 2022

“The process Armenia's liberation from the Russian Federation has begun. And it cannot happen without the support of the West,” political analyst Hovsep Khurshudyan maintains, concerning the working trips of two Armenian ministers - one to Russia, the other to the United States.

Child torturers arrested in private children's center in Baku

Azerbaijan

September 07, 2022

Video of children being tortured by employees of private psychological and speech therapy center "Mehnur" has circulated on Azerbaijani social networks.

South Caucasus in a geopolitical context of Russia: Analysis from Baku

Azerbaijan

September 05, 2022

Limited resources currently prevent Russia from playing a dominant role in the South Caucasus, according to a report by the South Caucasus think tank in Baku

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“The US is ready to help, but the decision is up to Armenia”: Nancy Pelosi in Yerevan

Turkey is on the brink of war with Greece. What's happening?

Is the idea of a referendum on opening a “second front” in Georgia a threat to Abkhazia? Comment

UN employee in Abkhazia becomes persona non grata over vineyard near Russian base

"Everything depends on Moscow and Baku" - the opinion of an Armenian political scientist on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh

"Continued conflict helps Russia's presence in the region" - comment from Baku

"Azerbaijani provocations are inevitable" - Armenian analysts on Baku's goals

Journalist and lawyer arrested in Baku

How long the war in Ukraine might go on, how many victims, how it may end for Russia

Anti-Russian sentiment in Georgia stronger than after 2008 war, but why? Opinion

Baku returns five Armenian soldiers, but in exchange for what? Opinion from Yerevan and Baku

“Moscow moderator for the return of Russian businessman Ruben Vardanyan to NK”? Opinion

Russia demanding the Pitsunda estate. Why is Tbilisi silent?

"Nostalgia for the Soviet past" - Why the Abkhaz authorities go against society. Opinion

Geopolitical project: How Armenia lost the war and wound up between world powers

"Armenia is breaking free of Russia's clutches." Opinion

Child torturers arrested in private children's center in Baku

South Caucasus in a geopolitical context of Russia: Analysis from Baku

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