... 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 reports
suggest that Pakistan and India have respectively blocked Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s bids for full SCO membership.
There is safety in numbers
A closer look at the individual themes surrounding the 25
th
SCO summit helps to temper the over-enthusiastic tone that often characterizes coverage of the event. The actors involved ...
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
The tension between Iran and Azerbaijan has gone beyond a mere diplomatic spat—it has become a reflection of deeper shifts in the geopolitical balance across the South Caucasus. Tehran has accused its northern neighbor of allowing Israel to use Azerbaijani territory to launch attacks ...
... does not necessarily border Iran—it overlooks genuine security 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 ...
On June 21, 2024, Baku hosted the fifth meeting of the Russia–Azerbaijan Expert Council (RAEC) themed “Cooperation Between Russia and Azerbaijan in Regional Projects and Initiatives,” jointly organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR ...
... 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 2008, that ...
... that could impact regional dynamics.
Before India became visible in the South Caucasus, Pakistan was notably quite active. In 2017, Baku, Ankara and Islamabad
signed
a trilateral statement on regional cooperation. Later, in 2020, Pakistan
supported
Azerbaijan during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Islamabad regularly participated in military drills with Ankara and Baku, now known as the “Three Brothers”. In January 2021, the trilateral Islamabad Declaration
was signed
between the parties, emphasizing ...
Russia can rest assured that all formal and informal agreements with Azerbaijan
will be honored
An 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 ...
On October 10, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan) held a joint closed online workshop on security issues in the South Caucasus in the context of interaction of regional players
On October 10, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International ...
... the Landscape Change following the Latest Unrest?
The breakdown of the regional
status quo
in the Caucasus is associated with the September 2023 escalation. In the course of the third Karabakh war (and the shortest, as it lasted two incomplete days), Azerbaijan achieved the strategic goal it had set in the latter days of the unified Soviet state, which is restoring its territorial integrity. However, while recognizing the obvious importance of this event, one should not reduce the analysis of the ...
... reflected by its membership in the OSCE Minsk group, alongside the US and Russia, aiming to help find a solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It is thus important to analyze the reasons and objectives behind Paris mediation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as France is the only EU country that has been a member of OSCE Minsk Group since 1997.
Source: Daily Sabah
France-Armenia and France-Azerbaijan Relations
Understanding France’s relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan is imperative in order ...
