... South Caucasus are primarily pursued within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, encompassing geopolitical, geoeconomic, and security dimensions. Accordingly, China has sought to deepen diversified cooperation with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.
The South Caucasus is not only strategically significant but also a complex region characterized by sharply conflicting interests among major global powers. By leveraging its economic and technological cooperation opportunities, China can steadily ...
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
The Jolfa–Nakhichevan railway, constructed 109 years ago, constitutes ...
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.”
On October 13, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Orbeli Center under the Office of the Prime Minister ...
... wording of the Tianjin declaration leaves neither side at a disadvantage.
The 25
th
SCO summit might have been a routine one for Pakistan, if not for one key moment: on the sidelines, Islamabad
signed an agreement
to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia. This development can justifiably be described as a “fundamental shift” in the regional architecture, which
had remained
static and predictable for several decades. However, one should not expect swift progress on this front either:
news ...
On June 2, 2025, the TASS Press Center hosted a RIAC roundtable on “Russian–Armenian Cooperation at the Present Stage.”
On June 2, 2025, the TASS Press Center hosted a RIAC roundtable on “Russian–Armenian Cooperation at the Present Stage.” The event included a presentation of RIAC
Policy Brief
.
Participants noted ...
... issues that threaten its interests
The repeated statements by Iranian officials regarding the Zangezur Corridor reveal Tehran's displeasure with Moscow over the project, which connects Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region to Azerbaijan proper through Armenian territory. Tehran focuses on one of the clauses of the international agreements signed by Armenia with Russia and Azerbaijan that ended the Second Karabakh War in late 2020, while turning a blind eye to other activities that pose a greater threat ...
... pushed to the margins of the international agenda and the media narrative by developments in and around Ukraine. However, the importance of geopolitical transformations in this part of Eurasia should by no means be underestimated.
Sergey Markedonov:
Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: Last Chapter or More to Come?
To begin with, it was here, in South Caucasus, that the internationalization of the post-Soviet space was most active over the first 15 years of the 21
st
century. And it was here, in August ...
When assessing the current state in Russian-Armenian relations, we must consider the different visions of Yerevan and Moscow
The specifics of Armenian national policy
The fundamental basis of Armenia’s foreign policy, both under the leadership of Kocharyan-Sargsyan and in the Pashinyan era,...
... Ankara-Baku-Islamabad trilateral format became evident in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, when both participants actively supported Azerbaijan's actions. Trilateral cooperation has also inspired India to create its own trilateral format—India, Armenia and Iran. Notably, Armenia has shown clear support for India's approach to Kashmir. This trilateral cooperation focuses mainly on communication and resource management. However, in the future it can be seen as counter to the growing cooperation ...
... epilogue for Karabakh
On September 20, 2023, a historic event took place. Its scale and impact on the future of South Caucasus and Russia’s policy in this region has yet to be comprehended. The separatist hotbed in Karabakh, which had been supported by Armenia militarily, diplomatically and financially for 32 years, declared itself liquidated following a one-day counter-terrorist operation launched by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. On that day, Baku restored the constitutional order of the Republic of ...
