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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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Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.
Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.
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Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.

7 March 2014
President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin, and says Armenia is committed to "seeking effective cooperation mechanisms with the EU."
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Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
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Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.

28 February 2014
Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
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Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.
Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.
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Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.

20 February 2014
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice. An annual Presidential summit will now add political weight to the process
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Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.
Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.

14 February 2014
With no independent monitoring of the cease fire regime on the line of contact it is impossible to verify the true facts
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Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.
Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.
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Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.

7 February 2014
Within hours of the departure of the Minsk Group diplomats from the region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life despite promises to respect the Olympic spirit.
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Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents
Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents
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Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents

6 February 2014
Minsk Group diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the next weeks.
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