[{"command":"add_css","data":"\u003Clink rel=\u0022stylesheet\u0022 media=\u0022all\u0022 href=\u0022\/themes\/commonspace\/css\/content\/article-teaser.css?s355cy\u0022 \/\u003E\n"},{"command":"invoke","selector":"html","method":"trigger","args":["drupalScrollTo","ul.media-tabs"]},{"command":"insert","method":"replaceWith","selector":"#teasers-wrapper-article-3","data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022teasers-wrapper-article-3\u0022 class=\u0022teasers-wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row display-flex\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211989\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-central-asia-safer-together\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: Central Asia is safer together\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-central-asia-safer-together\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-03\/1677841928_KZ1_5671.jpg_2-1-2048x1375.png?itok=1Sj4OWfm\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: Central Asia is safer together\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/central-asia\u0022\u003ECentral Asia\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-central-asia-safer-together\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: Central Asia is safer together\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E7 March 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EWhilst it is often the case that the five Central Asian republics are lumped together and seen by outsiders as one group, in truth there are between them huge differences, a lot of competition, some rivalry, and every now and then, some conflict, writes the commonspace.eu editorial team. The big two, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are often perceived to be in competition with each other. The two have different strengths and weaknesses, which means that if they play their cards right they can turn this competition into a healthy collaborative relationship with a win-win situation. This is what appears to be happening at the moment. Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, met his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Shymkent on 3 March to discuss \u201ctrade and prospects for strengthening allied relations between the two countries\u201d. The Kazakh presidential administration described the meeting as \u201cinformal\u201d. The two leaders appear to have two priorities. The first is to co-ordinate positions in the face of what appears to be considerable pressure from Moscow for the two countries to tow the line and stay in the fold, at a time when the Kremlin feels embattled due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.\u00a0\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211980\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/convergence-factors-and-developments-make-spring-breakthrough-armenia-azerbaijan\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022A convergence of factors and developments make a spring breakthrough in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations possible\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/convergence-factors-and-developments-make-spring-breakthrough-armenia-azerbaijan\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-03\/Pashinyan_Aliyev_Blinken%20%282%29.png?itok=XXhNdUS4\u0022 alt=\u0022A convergence of factors and developments make a spring breakthrough in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations possible\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/south-caucasus\u0022\u003ESouth Caucasus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/convergence-factors-and-developments-make-spring-breakthrough-armenia-azerbaijan\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EA convergence of factors and developments make a spring breakthrough in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations possible\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E2 March 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EAfter an erratic 2022, which saw prospects for peace and normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and between Armenia and Turkey, swing between unprecedented new heights and familiar lows, and after a rather pessimistic start for 2023 when diplomacy appeared to have to come to dead end, March has started with cautious optimism in the air, and the prospect of a historic Spring breakthrough appears within reach.\u00a0This is due to the convergence of a number of factors and developments, some anticipated and some not. The ten developments that offer cause for optimism are: US brokered talks between Aliyev and Pashinyan in Munich; the deployment of an EU Monitoring Mission; the revival of the Brussels format; internet diplomacy; the ruling of the International Court of Justice; a fluid political situation in Stepanakert; Baku and Stepanakert holding direct talks; earthquake diplomacy between Armenia and Turkey; the limitations of Russia\u2019s power and influence have been exposed; and more confident leaderships in both Baku and Yerevan.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211975\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/gulf-states-position-war-ukraine-work-progress\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Gulf States\u0026#039; position on the war in Ukraine is a work in progress\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/gulf-states-position-war-ukraine-work-progress\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-02\/d9c4a0dedfa82f9d1b4942a8ac116121-1677424200-extra-large-2-1677433747ugJAQ-1080x1080.jpeg?itok=zfTepDcB\u0022 alt=\u0022Gulf States\u0026#039; position on the war in Ukraine is a work in progress\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/gulf-and-red-sea-regions\u0022\u003EGulf and Red Sea Regions\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/ukraine-and-eastern-europe\u0022\u003EUkraine and Eastern Europe\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/gulf-states-position-war-ukraine-work-progress\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EGulf States\u0026#039; position on the war in Ukraine is a work in progress\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E28 February 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EWhen Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago the prevalent feeling among the Arab Gulf states was that they did not want to get involved.\u00a0\r\n\r\nSome thought the best policy was to ignore it, others that they should at the very least dodge it, and some even saw in it some opportunity to extend relations with Russia and China.\u00a0\r\n\r\nThere were a number of reasons for this. The region was frustrated with how the west dealt with it. It expected a more equal relationship that never properly materialised. There was fatigue at western attempts \u2013 some clearly ill-judged \u2013 at interfering in the Arab region, and conversely, disappointment at western failure to stand up to Iran. The unsightly US departure from Afghanistan, and talk of American strategic re-positioning, convinced some that the American moment in the Gulf had passed.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211945\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/there-growing-sense-urgency-georgia-de-occupy-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Is there a growing sense of urgency in Georgia to de-occupy Abkhazia and South Ossetia?\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/there-growing-sense-urgency-georgia-de-occupy-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-02\/presidnetzourabichvili.png?itok=aV7oTSgJ\u0022 alt=\u0022Is there a growing sense of urgency in Georgia to de-occupy Abkhazia and South Ossetia?\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/south-caucasus\u0022\u003ESouth Caucasus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/there-growing-sense-urgency-georgia-de-occupy-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EIs there a growing sense of urgency in Georgia to de-occupy Abkhazia and South Ossetia?\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E17 February 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2023-02\/IMG_2982.PNG?itok=CudFNMUm);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EGiorgi Arziani\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211940\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/it-took-earthquake-jolt-armenia-turkey-relations-out-decades-animosity\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022It took an earthquake to jolt Armenia-Turkey relations out of decades of animosity\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/it-took-earthquake-jolt-armenia-turkey-relations-out-decades-animosity\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-02\/0210238bb607375122456c8f979e8bea2a41a3.png?itok=ISdFU2FF\u0022 alt=\u0022It took an earthquake to jolt Armenia-Turkey relations out of decades of animosity\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/south-caucasus\u0022\u003ESouth Caucasus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/turkey-and-levant\u0022\u003ETurkey and the Levant\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/it-took-earthquake-jolt-armenia-turkey-relations-out-decades-animosity\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EIt took an earthquake to jolt Armenia-Turkey relations out of decades of animosity\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E16 February 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EThe earthquake that hit Turkey and parts of Syria on 6 February was a massive tragedy. As of Thursday (16 February) it has left nearly fifty thousand people dead, many tens of thousands injured and millions affected directly or indirectly. The world rallied around the beleaguered communities, putting aside political differences and diplomatic obstacles.\r\n\r\nThe impact of the earthquake on Turkey was enormous. Ten out of eighty one Turkish provinces were affected, and some Turkish towns were wiped away almost completely. Humanitarian aid started pouring into Turkey from every part of the world.\r\n\r\nThe contribution of one small neighbouring country was particularly significant, not only as part of the humanitarian effort, but also for its political and diplomatic symbolism. Armenia and Turkey have had a difficult relationship for decades. The two neighbouring countries do not have diplomatic relations. Their borders are closed. Recent attempts to normalise relations appeared to be moving at very slow speed \u2013 both sides having to manoeuvre around many sensitive issues, and a heavy baggage of history. It took an earthquake to jolt relations out of decades of animosity.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211918\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/new-sense-purpose-central-asia-leaders-seek-better-relations-between-their-countries-and\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022A new sense of purpose in Central Asia as leaders seek better relations between their countries and with the rest of the world\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/new-sense-purpose-central-asia-leaders-seek-better-relations-between-their-countries-and\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2023-02\/08a40000-0a00-0242-1171-08da6b130a64_w1200_r1%20%281%29%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Ct4sh15G\u0022 alt=\u0022A new sense of purpose in Central Asia as leaders seek better relations between their countries and with the rest of the world\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/connectivity\u0022\u003EConnectivity\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/domestic-politics\u0022\u003EDomestic Politics\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/central-asia\u0022\u003ECentral Asia\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/new-sense-purpose-central-asia-leaders-seek-better-relations-between-their-countries-and\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EA new sense of purpose in Central Asia as leaders seek better relations between their countries and with the rest of the world\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E7 February 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EFor more than three decades after the collapse of the USSR the five Central Asia Republics continued to live largely in the shadow of Moscow.\u00a0\r\n\r\nNeighbouring China made headway, particularly in the economic sphere, largely with Moscow\u2019s acquiescence, and there were a few moments when the west appeared to be making a mark on the region too, especially after the 9\/11 attacks, when the US was allowed facilities to help with its invasion of Afghanistan. But this moment did not last long. On everything else that mattered, and for most of the time, Moscow continued to call the shots. The last five years have seen a seismic change in the region. A new generation of leaders are seeking better relations with the rest of the world: connectivity has become a buzzword, and there is a genuine effort to engage with the EU and the US, in most if not all the capitals. Ukraine, and the implications of the Russian invasion on future relations with all the post Soviet states, has focused minds, particularly in Tashkent and Astana.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211863\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/node\/11863\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: War between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2023 is unlikely, but peace is elusive\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/moscow-surprised-excitable-caucasians-have-become-rational\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2022-10\/0127eoy7a1k7zm5s8eant2naildvyddh.png?itok=Xy6eNhjT\u0022 alt=\u0022Moscow surprised \u0026quot;Excitable Caucasians\u0026quot; have become rational\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/south-caucasus\u0022\u003ESouth Caucasus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/moscow-surprised-excitable-caucasians-have-become-rational\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EMoscow surprised \u0026quot;Excitable Caucasians\u0026quot; have become rational\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E27 October 2022\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EFor many years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of the newly independent successor states, Russian diplomats counselled their western colleagues on the business of dealing with the people of the Caucasus, and their politics.\u00a0They often described the Caucasians as the \u0026quot;excitable people of the South\u0026quot;, who needed a special kind of handling, and only Russians knew how to do it. It was a Soviet version of \u0026quot;orientalism\u0026quot; that still lingers among the current Russian elite. Putin\u2019s handling of the 2nd Karabakh War - and the subsequent steps he took to establish the post-war order in the region - was very much in this vein. Russia rushed troops to Karabakh to keep the peace, and Russia was to be involved at every stage and in every corner of building a post-war order. There was no space left for others to contribute to this process, except for some general reference to a UN role in providing humanitarian aid. Well content that the excitable people of the South had been calmed down, President Putin turned his attention to other matters \u2013 namely what for him were the less excitable, but no less irritable people on the western frontier, the Ukrainians.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211689\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/monday-commentary\/comrade-xis-party\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Monday Commentary: Comrade Xi\u0026#039;s party\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is perhaps not the most important ever in terms of its impact within China itself, but when it comes to China\u2019s role in the world it certainly is. This is not only because China is today stronger than it has ever been in modern times, but also because the congress gives the seal of approval to a Chinese global posture that is assertive, ambitious and with as yet an undefined end-game.\r\n\r\nThat end-game is being defined by Xi Jinping, who during this congress is expected to be confirmed in his post as\u00a0 Party leader for an unprecedented third term. President Xi has been making speeches both at the main session of the Congress and at side events. This morning he told a meeting of Communist activists on the fringe of the main event, that Chinese people should stay united as \u0026quot;a piece of hard steel\u0026quot; under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and \u201cpull together with one mind to power the giant ship of national rejuvenation through the wind and waves to reach its destination.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn a more formal speech to the Congress plenum a day before Xi had given an indication of what that destination is: \u201cIncomparable glory\u2019 awaits China on world stage\u201d, Xi Jinping told the party congress. By 2049, when the People\u2019s Republic will hold centennial celebrations, China should become a leading power in all aspects, the leader stated\r\n\r\nSo no modesty or lack of ambition here. But what does this mean for the rest of the world?\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-03\/rs_w-800_cg-true-removebg-preview__1_-2-removebg-preview.png?itok=WWf4iYJr);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EDennis Sammut\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211616\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-putins-partial-mobilisation-exposes-how-weak-he-really\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: Putin\u2019s partial mobilisation exposes how weak he really is\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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Far from being a demonstration of strength, however, his announcement exposes how weak a position Russia currently finds itself in, and on a number of levels too, writes commonspace.eu Deputy Editor Patrick Nor\u00e9n. The Russian President finds himself hamstrung across three fronts: his narrative of \u0026quot;everything is going according to plan\u0026quot; is imploding; the risks of doing nothing or declaring a full mobilisation have resulted in an unsatisfactory fudge that does not address the root cause of the problem; and Russia\u0026#039;s far-right, furious at the disastrous invasion of Ukraine, is baying for blood.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2022-09\/IMG_1897-2-2-removebg-preview.png?itok=San8QuOI);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EPatrick Nor\u00e9n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211557\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/lachin-corridor-quid-pro-quo-and-significance-nagorno-karabakh\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Lachin: the corridor, the quid pro quo and the significance for Nagorno-Karabakh\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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Europe has re-discovered the meaning of the word solidarity, even if not all of the solidarity is altruistic but involves also a measure of self-preservation in the face of Putin\u0026#039;s Russia naked aggressiveness and expansionist ambitions.\u00a0Solidarity with Ukraine and Ukrainians is also ultimately in the interest of every European Union country and citizen. But this does not in any way lessen the significance of Europe\u2019s support for Ukraine. Can this solidarity be sustained for the months, and probably years ahead, as Ukraine struggles to defeat Russia, and hopefully afterwards, victorious, start the difficult process of reconstruction?\r\n\r\nThe decision to give Ukraine EU candidate status was in this regard significant, and indicates that the EU sees Ukraine as a long term commitment. For sure, as the winter cold starts biting and Putin plays politics with Russian gas supplies, there will be those who will question the value of Europe\u2019s solidarity with Ukraine. \u00a0It is important they remain marginalised. 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