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The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

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The South Caucasus is no longer Russia’s backyard
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The South Caucasus is no longer Russia’s backyard

27 August 2025
For decades, Russia has stood at the centre of the South Caucasus’ security order. No peace deal, no war settlement, no major infrastructure project could be imagined without Moscow’s involvement. Yet this year, for the first time in Azerbaijan’s modern history, that assumption has been openly challenged. A series of diplomatic clashes between Baku and Moscow, followed last week by the U.S.-mediated summit in Washington, show that Azerbaijan is willing to confront Russia more directly than ever before, and that the South Caucasus may now be shifting away from Moscow at an accelerated pace.
Simona Scotti

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Searching for the right fit. The discussions in Paris on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict have been positively assessed by participants.
Searching for the right fit. The discussions in Paris on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict have been positively assessed by participants.
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Searching for the right fit. The discussions in Paris on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict have been positively assessed by participants.

28 October 2014
The discussions on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict hosted by President Hollande of France have been positively assessed by participants. Both sides however remain rigid in their approach.
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Germany set to play a more prominent role in the South Caucasus. The visit of Foreign Minister Steinmeier this week was both timely and significant.
Germany set to play a more prominent role in the South Caucasus. The visit of Foreign Minister Steinmeier this week was both timely and significant.
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Germany set to play a more prominent role in the South Caucasus. The visit of Foreign Minister Steinmeier this week was both timely and significant.

24 October 2014
The visit of Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Armenia and Azerbaijan this week was both timely and significant.
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OPINION: Energy security and NATO's new partners
OPINION: Energy security and NATO's new partners
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OPINION: Energy security and NATO's new partners

22 October 2014
Armenian analyst Dr Eduard Abrahamyan argues in this article for commonspace.eu that changes in the regional and global situation are leading to a rethink of policies by Iran, Armenia and others.
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Shoigu in Baku. Welcoming the Russian Defence Minister to Azerbaijan, president Ilham Aliev said that relations between his country and Russia "were successfully and dynamically developing".
Shoigu in Baku. Welcoming the Russian Defence Minister to Azerbaijan, president Ilham Aliev said that relations between his country and Russia "were successfully and dynamically developing".
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Shoigu in Baku. Welcoming the Russian Defence Minister to Azerbaijan, president Ilham Aliev said that relations between his country and Russia "were successfully and dynamically developing".

14 October 2014
Welcoming the Russian Defence Minister to Azerbaijan, president Ilham Aliev said that relations between his country and Russia "were successfully and dynamically developing".
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