Region: Caucasus

China’s main strategic objective regarding the South Caucasus is the establishment of a Eurasian land and sea transport corridor

It is not only in Iran's interest, but also in the interest of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey, for Iran to reconnect to the Southern Caucasus railway network through both the Rasht-Astara and Julfa-Nakhichevan routes after three decades

Valdai Discussion Club Report

On October 13, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Orbeli Center under the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia jointly hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Tests of Partnership: Russian-Armenian Relations in 2025.”

If Tehran persists in its accusations and Baku clings to its alliances, the tension between the two will likely remain within the bounds of a "cold war" dynamic

Working Paper No. 92 / 2025

On June 2, 2025, the TASS Press Center hosted a RIAC roundtable on “Russian–Armenian Cooperation at the Present Stage.”

A parade of foreign influence laws

Georgian Dream will try to drive Western proxies out of Georgia, while the proxies themselves will simply try to survive, and right now the ruling party appears to have the upper hand

While Tehran expresses concern over the Zangezur Corridor—which does not necessarily border Iran—it overlooks genuine security issues that threaten its interests

The Eurasian economic security system can become a flexible and decentralised set of mechanisms that reduce “dependence on interdependence,” giving rise to a new reality of international economic relations

The goal of the round table was to discuss Russia’s and Iran’s approaches to security and economic development in the South Caucasus. The meeting was attended by leading experts from Russia and Iran