[{"command":"add_css","data":"\u003Clink rel=\u0022stylesheet\u0022 media=\u0022all\u0022 href=\u0022\/themes\/commonspace\/css\/content\/article-teaser.css?so4jny\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=\u002212381\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-war-returns-caucasus-one-day-leaving-hundreds-casualties-prospects-peace\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 returns to the Caucasus for one day leaving hundreds of casualties, but the prospects for peace remain\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-war-returns-caucasus-one-day-leaving-hundreds-casualties-prospects-peace\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\/2023-09\/civilians%20evacuated%20from%20NK.jpg?itok=xZAozHr7\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: War returns to the Caucasus for one day leaving hundreds of casualties, but the prospects for peace remain\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\/commentary-war-returns-caucasus-one-day-leaving-hundreds-casualties-prospects-peace\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: War returns to the Caucasus for one day leaving hundreds of casualties, but the prospects for peace remain\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n    \u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E21 September 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EWar returned to the Caucasus for one day this week, claiming hundreds of lives, displacing more people, and denting further the prospects for peace.\u00a0Every time blood is spilt, regardless of any justification, the wounds of the past open again, and this time is no exception.\u00a0 Whilst Baku appears to have achieved its objective of frustrating the decades-long Armenian political project in Karabakh, the situation on the ground remains fluid. Tens of thousands of civilians are now caught in the epicentre of a difficult and painful political transition that will see Nagorno-Karabakh re-integrated back into Azerbaijan. How this process will work out is not clear at all, and every step is fraught with risks. So far Baku has shown its stick. Now it needs to show its carrot.\u00a0Following this week\u2019s events, some said that the peace process is dead. This needs not be the case. In fact in their speeches in the last hours both President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan reiterated their commitment to the peace agenda. In the coming weeks and months Armenia and Azerbaijan need to remain focused on the one objective of signing a peace agreement. Without it the chance of more deadly violence in future will be much higher. The international community too must keep this as its top agenda in the region. The journey has not become easier in the last days, but the road remains open. The journey now needs to be finished.\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=\u002212358\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-restless-summer-south-caucasus-can-be-harbinger-difficult-autumn\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: A restless summer in the South Caucasus can be the harbinger of a difficult autumn\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 usual exodus to the beaches, or to cool mountain resorts, sometimes stretching from mid-July to mid-September, simply did not happen. In one capital, one observer commented that officials were at their desks throughout the summer. An air of uncertainty prevailed over the region.\r\n\r\nLow-intensity border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan threatened the fragile peace process. More dead and injured were added to the long list of victims of this conflict. Azerbaijan\u2019s decision to assert its control over the Lachin corridor that connects the Armenian population of Karabakh to Armenia created hardships for the Karabakh Armenians, who on their part refuse to be supplied through alternative Azerbaijani routes. Inside Karabakh the political turmoil finally ended the fate of the de facto president, Arayik Harutyunyan, who resigned this week, adding to the instability. A meeting of the UN Security Council on 16 August discussed the Lachin issue. Concern was expressed by UNSC members, and most called on Azerbaijan to restore unhindered movement across the Lachin Corridor. But there was no consensus on a resolution, or even a Statement.\r\n\r\nIn Georgia, summer ended as it started, with a permanent stand-off between the governing \u201cGeorgian Dream\u201d party and the fractured opposition. The issue of whether or not Georgia will get EU candidate status before the end of the year continued to dominate the political discourse. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, whose constitutional powers are mostly ceremonial, defied government advice and travelled to Europe at the beginning of September for talks with European leaders, who rolled out the red carpet to her. But in Tbilisi, the governing party started impeachment proceedings against her. They are likely to fail because the government is not able to muster the necessary votes needed in the parliament.\r\n\r\nSome simply dismiss the summer shenanigans as part of the usual South Caucasus political fare. Unfortunately, there is more to it than that, and the restless summer may be the harbinger of a very difficult autumn.\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=\u002212305\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-step-step\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: Step by step\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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Those who hoped for a dramatic breakthrough in the past in the process of Armenia - Azerbaijan normalisation, may have been disappointed at how slow the process moved. Yet progress is being made, and yesterday, speaking after the meeting in Brussels, European Council president Charles Michel summed it up, saying \u0026quot;We are going through one of the most comprehensive and vigorous stages of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan\u0026quot;. Those who still think that peace is a \u0026quot;moment\u0026quot; are mistaken. It is a process that needs to develop step by step. The meeting in Brussels this weekend was certainly a step in the right direction.\r\n\r\n \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=\u002212304\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/di-maio-arrives-gulf-first-trip-special-envoy-eu-gcc\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=\u0022Di Maio arrives in the Gulf on first trip as special envoy of the EU for the GCC\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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In a signal that things are about to change, in June it appointed its first Special Representative for the region. The EU has a number of these Special Representatives, know as EUSRs, usually dealing with regions or topics that cannot be addressed through the bilateral delegations that the EU has in most countries of the world. But the announcement that the EU was going to appoint former Italian Prime Minister, Luigi Di Maio, as its first EUSR for the Gulf countries came as a bit of a surprise. Too senior, some said; too much political baggage from his time in Italian politics, said others.\r\n\r\nBut after a brief moment of hesitation the 27 member states finally agreed Di Maio\u0026#039;s candidature.\r\n\r\nThis week he finally arrived in the Gulf on his first visit in this role, ahead of an important EU-GCC foreign ministers meeting expected to take place in Oman in October. \u201cI think that the world is changing and there are new partnerships to build,\u201d Di Maio said during an interview on Thursday with the Saudi newspaper Arab News, that touched on topics ranging from the Russia-Ukraine conflict to the economic empowerment of women and young people in the Kingdom.\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=\u002212279\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-eu-reaches-out-central-asias-cinderella\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: EU reaches out to Central Asia\u2019s \u201cCinderella\u201d\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-eu-reaches-out-central-asias-cinderella\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\/2023-06\/26.06.2023.21.00.png?itok=fzLFUw_f\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: EU reaches out to Central Asia\u2019s \u201cCinderella\u201d\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\/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              \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n            href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/eu-plus\u0022\u003EEU plus\u003C\/a\u003E\n        \u003C\/li\u003E\n          \u003C\/ul\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-eu-reaches-out-central-asias-cinderella\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: EU reaches out to Central Asia\u2019s \u201cCinderella\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n    \u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E28 June 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Whilst this week\u2019s EU-Tajikistan meeting can be dismissed as another piece of EU bureaucracy at play, for Tajikistan this mechanism is also a lifeline to the wider world,\u0026quot; writes\u00a0commonspace.eu\u00a0in this commentary.\u00a0\u0026quot;Tajikistan has a lot of potential, in terms of natural resources, tourism and connectivity which remains untapped. It has in the last couple of years made various overtures to the EU indicating a willingness to engage more. It is right that this week the EU has sent a message that it is interested too.\u0026quot; Following an EU-Tajikistan meeting on Monday (26 June), a statement said that\u00a0\u201cthe participants reviewed their cooperation, including economic and trade relations, issues related to the security of energy supply, and connectivity both within Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe. The two sides assessed progress in implementing the outcomes of both the EU-Central Asia Sustainable Connectivity Conference, and the EU-Central Asia Economic Forum [...] During their discussions, the two sides also touched on matters of regional and international interest, including the situation in Afghanistan and Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine.\u00a0The EU encouraged Tajikistan\u2019s engagement with Central Asia\u2019s neighbouring countries and welcomed its constructive role for broader cooperation within the Central Asia region and beyond.\u201d\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=\u002212260\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-preventing-and-countering-violent-extremism-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict\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: preventing and countering violent extremism in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict \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\/commentary-kazakhstan-throws-lavish-party-honour-multilateralism\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\/2023-06\/WEB_20ENG_0.png?itok=a2MBsaeW\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: Kazakhstan throws a lavish party in honour of multilateralism\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\/economy\u0022\u003EEconomy\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              \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n            href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/global\u0022\u003EGlobal\u003C\/a\u003E\n        \u003C\/li\u003E\n          \u003C\/ul\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-kazakhstan-throws-lavish-party-honour-multilateralism\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: Kazakhstan throws a lavish party in honour of multilateralism\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n    \u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E13 June 2023\u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Such big jamborees as the Astana International Forum happen often, and are \u2013 more often than not \u2013 considered as talking shops with limited results. They are usually a part of a branding exercise by countries that can afford them. Most participants forget about them the moment they leave, and the impact beyond that is often negligible,\u0026quot; writes\u00a0commonspace.eu\u00a0in this commentary. However, \u0026quot;the Astana International Forum marks the emergence of a new Kazakhstan on the international stage. This year\u2019s event was the first. Future forums will be a good gauge for how this new Kazakhstan is performing.\u0026quot; Writing for a blog on\u00a0Al Jazeera\u00a0on the eve of the opening of the forum, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister, Serik Zhumangarin described the Astana International Forum as \u201ca global event aimed at renewing the culture of multilateralism\u201d, and said that it was a part of Kazakhstan\u2019s multi-vector foreign policy which seeks to engage countries in the north, south, east and west. \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=\u002212103\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-kazakhstan-and-azerbaijan-seize-day-make-middle-corridor-viable-reality\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: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan seize the day to make the Middle Corridor a viable reality\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 GD government may decide to drift further away from the US. Given that any relations with Moscow remain, in Georgian domestic political terms, toxic, its room for manoeuvre is limited. That does not mean that most Georgians want their country to become a US client state either. But it is unlikely that Georgian nationalist sensibilities are going to be disturbed by the fact that Judge Maisuradze and company cannot travel to the US. But there are always things the GD government can do, some without too much attention in the public eye, to further erode US influence. Weakening the two pillars of US engagement with Georgia is now likely to become a GD priority.\u0026quot;\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=\u002212059\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-fundamental-question-defines-position-different-protagonists-over-future\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: a fundamental question defines the position of different protagonists over the future of Karabakh\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 future of Karabakh remains a real stumbling block.\u0026quot; But if Armenia and Azerbaijan fail to reach a peace agreement before the window of opportunity closes and are soon back at the Kremlin\u0026#039;s mercy, \u0026quot;they will only have themselves to blame\u0026quot;. The world watches on as Armenia and Azerbaijan hug each other and promise peace with each other one day, and exchange threats, insults and gunfire the next. International observers are concerned, bemused, or, very often, bored by this situation. Concerns about the imminent start of a new Armenia-Azerbaijan war are exaggerated. At the moment neither side needs a war, wants it, or even more importantly, can afford it, whether it be politically, financially or socially.\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=\u002212051\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-yemen-where-resilience-iran-saudi-deal-will-be-tested\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: Yemen is where the resilience of the Iran-Saudi deal will be tested\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 agreement has many other provisions, and remains confidential, but it is widely understood that it contains provisions for lessening tensions in the region and taking the heat out of some hotspots where the two regional powers continue to look each other in the eye. Yemen invariably is at the top of the agenda.\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=\u002212014\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/saudi-iran-agreement-welcome-age-pragmatism\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=\u0022Saudi-Iran agreement: Welcome to the age of pragmatism\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 diplomatic world appeared taken by surprise, both by the Iranian-Saudi reconciliation, as well as by China\u2019s involvement. The sight of a Sunni Kingdom, a Shia revolutionary republic, and a Communist state cosying together was somewhat unsettling for some. Many rushed to welcome the deal, others, especially among the chattering classes in Washington, rushed to criticise it. Diplomatic contacts have been ongoing between Tehran and Riyadh for some time, held mainly in Baghdad and Muscat with Iraqi and Omani facilitation. After the UAE normalised relations with Iran some months ago, it was assumed that sooner or later Saudi Arabia will follow. But the timing and context of the deal announced in Beijing last week remains a very significant development, with wide-ranging consequences. 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