Negative views in Armenia on the prospects for Armenian-Azerbaijani coexistence are hardly surprising. But if the rivalry does not subside, the South Caucasus will get only renewed regional fracture instead of regional connectivity, writes Laurence Broers, Caucasus Programme Director of Conciliatio

Negative views in Armenia on the prospects for Armenian-Azerbaijani coexistence are hardly surprising. But if the rivalry does not subside, the South Caucasus will get only renewed regional fracture instead of regional connectivity, writes Laurence Broers, Caucasus Programme Director of Conciliatio

On Saturday, a senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader said Tehran will not allow the creation of the planned corridor, warning that the area would become “ a graveyard for Trump’s mercenaries ”.... The European Union also has a mission deployed at the border to monitor ceasefire violations, which Baku has repeatedly demanded it withdraw. The peace deal has not yet been signed by the two rivals, who both gained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.... In a major hurdle to peace, Az

There’s no doubt as to the relevance of the possibility that transport and all other links in the Transcaucasus will be unblocked; it would entail the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border and establishment of direct trade and economic relations between Armenia and Turkey (which had ultimately been

Russia’s exclusive influence in the region is being challenged by both external actors and regional states. This does not mean that Russia is exiting the South Caucasus, but its room for manoeuvre has significantly narrowed.

Valdai Club expertVitaly Naumkinproposes several scenarios for managing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that would beuseful for external players tokeep inmind, aswithout their help the conflicting parties are unlikely tobeable tofind away out ofanacute and dangerous situation for the international com

Given the post-war realities and the pressure coming from different capitals, the Armenian authorities must slow down, take into account the institutional realities and capabilities within Armenia, and correctly analyse the primary and secondary layers of the statements coming from Turkey, writes Dr

The inability to avoid a minor incident’s slide into a major one is a worrying new trend indicating a growing ‘totalization’ of the conflict beyond contested sovereignty in Nagorny Karabakh itself. July’s clashes thus serve us warning that any issue or setting can become a source of new Armenian-Az

On a diplomatic level, Turkey tried to launch “Astana style” diplomatic measures to address Nagorno-Karabakh. However, given the fact that the conflict was taking place in the post-Soviet space, Russia failed to see much incentive in engaging in a bilateral track with Turkey in the form of a new “A

The 164 km Rasht-Astara railway route in Iran’s Gilan Province is of great importance in the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), because it is the only remaining rail part of this corridor, writes Valdai Club expert Vali Kaleji. In his article, Dr.