The strategic partnership between Turkey and Russia appears to be enduring despite deeply rooted contradictions. Benyamin Poghosyan discusses why this is the case in this op-ed for commonspace.eu
As if to emphasise the point, the Russian news agency TASS ran the story of changes in the Russian government with a picture of Putin and Medvedev next to a row of chairs.
In an emotional speech president Ilham Aliyev spoke about the contribution of Koshbakht Yusifzade to Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry. The president also said that oil and gas will remain the bedrock of the Azerbaijani economy for many years to come.
After a weekend of political turmoil, and behind the sceners Russian manoevering, the president and vice president of the self-declared republic finally agreed to resign. Elections for a new president have been set for 22 March.
Recent events in the Middle East are the latest flare-up in an arc of crisis around Europe. The EU needs to push ahead with a structured dialogue to explore solutions, argues Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary.
After days of political turmoil Abkhazia is now set for a re-run of presidential elections. The presence of an emissary from Moscow seems to have focused minds