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1918: "A truly secular, national and republican identity"

28 May 2018

"The republic of Azerbaijan of 1918 was the victorious result of a difficult, even potentially dangerous search for national identity.... a truly secular, national and republican identity", said Azerbaijani academic and thinker Erkin Gadirli

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of establishment of first republic

28 May 2018

The three South Caucasus countries are marking the centenial anniversary of their modern statehood, declared in May 1918

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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic

27 May 2018

Armenia is marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Republic in May 1918. Alexandre Petrossian, a young political analyst based in Yerevan, reflects on the difficulties encountered by the founding fathers, and the achievements of the first republic

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Georgia celebrates 100th anniversary of first republic

26 May 2018

The president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker led dignitaries from a number of countries attending the celebrations

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1918: "The golden period of Georgian politics"

26 May 2018

As Georgia marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Georgian republic on 26 May 1918, young Georgian thinker, Giorgi Arziani reflects on the significance of that event.

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Armenia committed to keep the momentum of negotitions on Karabakh, new foreign minister says

24 May 2018

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told Armenian MPs discussions on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will continue in June in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group process.

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijan buries its dead soldier, but Yerevan is not contrite

22 May 2018

On Tuesday, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan told the Armenian media that the Azerbaijani side was carrying out engineering works at the Nakhchivan sector of the border, and that this "poses a danger to Armenian military positions".

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Russia

Monday Commentary: Russia's struggle between stagnation and innovation

21 May 2018

"I expected that a shrewd operator like Putin would have understood that he needed to ride the wave of change, not try to stop. The fact that he did not may indicate other concerns, not least internal power struggles", writes Dennis Sammut.

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijani soldier killed in combat in the Nakhchivan sector of border with Armenia (Updated)

21 May 2018

The soldier was named as Ali Adil Tatarov. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence said that he was killed in combat "during the suppression of another provocation by the Armenian Armed Forces".

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1918: "A truly secular, national and republican identity"

Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of establishment of first republic

1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic

Georgia celebrates 100th anniversary of first republic

1918: "The golden period of Georgian politics"

Armenia committed to keep the momentum of negotitions on Karabakh, new foreign minister says

Azerbaijan buries its dead soldier, but Yerevan is not contrite

Monday Commentary: Russia's struggle between stagnation and innovation

Azerbaijani soldier killed in combat in the Nakhchivan sector of border with Armenia (Updated)