... 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 ...
The text was written for an international conference entitled “Armenia and Armenians at Turning Points in the World History (History and Modernity)”, Yerevan, Armenia, September 19-20.2023.
Velvet Revolution in Armenia has triggered various actors all around the world, some hoping that it may even change the country’s ...
... decided to disband all state institutions as well as bodies under departmental subordination until January 1, 2024,” the document
reads
. And while NKR is a self-proclaimed republic, whose independence has not been recognized by any nation, including Armenia, the very style of this self-liquidation decree is painfully reminiscent of the famous Belovezha Accords.
In both the former and the latter cases, the document is the consequence rather than the cause of complex ethno-political and international ...
... as is 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 ...
On May 26, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Dialogue, an NGO, held a round table discussion on mutual perception of the images of Armenia and Russia
On May 26, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Dialogue, an NGO, held a round table discussion on mutual perception of the images of Armenia and Russia. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director; Sergey Paltov, Deputy ...
On April 16, 2023, a delegation of Armenian Project, scientific-educational non-governmental organization (Armenia), visited RIAC
On April 16, 2023, a delegation of Armenian Project, scientific-educational non-governmental organization (Armenia), visited RIAC. The meeting participants ...
