Joshua Kucera
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Lavrov, in Baku, tries to shore up shaky Russia-Azerbaijan “alliance”
It’s been a year since Azerbaijan and Russia signed what seemed like a landmark cooperation agreement. But their regular conflicts have not abated. → Read More
International court orders Azerbaijan to "ensure movement" on blockaded road
An international court has ordered Azerbaijan to “ensure unimpeded movement” on the highway connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. → Read More
Azerbaijan steps back on demands for “Zangezur Corridor”
Azerbaijan appears to be retreating from its grand vision of a corridor connecting the Turkic world for the sake of a more local strategic goal: cementing control over Karabakh. → Read More
Armenia-Turkey border opens for earthquake aid delivery
The Turkey-Armenia border opened, albeit briefly, for the first time in three decades to allow passage of Armenian humanitarian aid destined for victims of the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria. → Read More
Caucasus earthquake diplomacy tied up in regional politics
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia all have sent rescue teams to Turkey to help recover from the massive earthquake there. → Read More
Georgia faces U.S. and European pressure on Russia flights
The U.S. and EU have pressed the Georgian government not to allow the reestablishment of direct flights with Russia as ruling party officials in Tbilisi refuse to rule out the possibility. → Read More
Talks between Georgia and breakaway regions under threat amid Ukraine war
Officials in Russia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia have canceled meetings with diplomats brokering discussions on Georgia’s frozen conflicts, yet another blow to regional diplomacy in the wake of the war in Ukraine. → Read More
Baku – unofficially – blaming Iran’s government for carrying out embassy attack
Azerbaijani government-affiliated media and analysts are directly blaming Iran’s government for organizing last week's attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, even as official Baku is stopping short of such overt accusations. → Read More
Russia strongly criticizes new EU mission in Armenia
Russia has strongly criticized the EU’s announcement of a new monitoring mission to Armenia, sharpening the geopolitical competition over the efforts to resolve the conflict with Azerbaijan. → Read More
Ukrainian officials support Azerbaijan in blockade of Karabakh
Kyiv has long taken a pro-Azerbaijan position vis-a-vis the conflict with Ukraine. Now Ukrainian officials are saying that Armenia and Russia are using the blockade of Karabakh to try to steal attention from Ukraine. → Read More
Armenia and Azerbaijan stalled in negotiations over "corridor"
In the background of Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of the only road in and out of Nagorno-Karabakh lies the fate of another critical transportation route: the would-be “Zangezur Corridor.” → Read More
Azerbaijan seeks “Great Return” of refugees to Armenia
Azerbaijan has rolled out an official policy seeking to secure the return of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Azerbaijanis who once lived in the territory of present-day Armenia. → Read More
Amid blockade, spotlight falls on Karabakh’s new, enigmatic leader
In the crisis over Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ruben Vardanyan has emerged as the new de facto leader of the territory’s de facto government. → Read More
Armenia refuses to host CSTO exercises
Armenia's prime minister has said the country will not host Russia-led military exercises, contrary to an announcement from Moscow last week. → Read More
Under blockade, Armenians of Karabakh reopen issue of air travel
With Nagorno-Karabakh under a virtual blockade, the fate of the territory’s airport has again entered the agenda of its ethnic Armenian residents. → Read More
UN Security Council opts not to issue statement on Karabakh blockade
The UN Security Council reportedly negotiated for 10 days on issuing a statement on Azerbaijan's de facto blockade of Karabakh before talks broke down. Now fingers are pointing in several directions. → Read More
Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh under harsh spotlight
Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh has exposed the vagueness of the Russian peacekeepers’ mandate, an uncertainty Baku is seeking to exploit. → Read More
Azerbaijan and Turkey in joint military exercises on Iranian border
Azerbaijan’s armed forces have conducted joint military exercises with Turkey on the border with Iran, in a conspicuous show of force as Baku-Tehran relations continue to deteriorate. → Read More
Armenia and Hungary to restore ties
Armenia and Hungary have agreed to restore diplomatic relations following a 10-year break resulting from Budapest’s controversial extradition to Baku of a murderer of an Armenian soldier. → Read More
Via official media, Iran and Azerbaijan issue escalating threats
Azerbaijan and Iran have both begun questioning each other's territorial integrity, once a taboo topic, as tensions continue to rise. → Read More