expert opinion

What might U.S. want and need from South Caucasus under Trump? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

February 12, 2025

Under Trump, the U.S. will aim to curb Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus while securing access to Central Asia, according to analysts from the South Caucasus Research Center.

Who wants to overthrow Putin—and how? Views from Baku

Russia

January 30, 2025

A key question is how Trump’s stance on Putin’s Russia will shift, especially after Tucker Carlson claimed Biden’s administration had plans to eliminate the Russian president.

Opinion from Baku: Middle East drifts closer to South Caucasus

Azerbaijan

January 23, 2025

An Azerbaijani analyst notes that over the past three decades, the South Caucasus has deepened its ties with Eastern Europe, the post-Soviet space, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Opinion from Baku: What could Russia-Iran's closer ties mean for South Caucasus? 

Iran

January 14, 2025

Russia and Iran are set to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. What new developments will follow the signing?

Assad's fall and new Middle East era: perspective from Baku

Azerbaijan

December 09, 2024

How will the change of power in Syria shape the country’s future, impact the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, and influence the regulation of the new balance of power in the region?

How taking one's own life is a solution? - stories and stats from Armenia

Armenia

March 17, 2023

According to statistics, in the last decade the number of suicides in Armenia has been between 150 and 215

"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

Electric cars in Armenia and 4 reasons to drive them

Armenia

February 11, 2022

Over the past 2.5 years, the number of electric cars in Armenia has increased significantly. However, experts believe that the government could do more to encourage people to buy them

Democracy summit or transit corridor: what led to clashes at Armenian-Azerbaijani border?

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 17, 2021

Experts in Armenia and Azerbaijan are discussing possible causes of the recent escalation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Armenian PM: '2021 a year to restore the economy.' Experts doubtful

Armenia

January 16, 2021

Nikol Pashinyan believes that the trilateral statement, signed in Moscow, could create new economic opportunities for Armenia. Experts disagree