There is uncertainty in Iraq's Kurdish Region after President Barzani's independence gamble misfires. Dr Benyamin Poghosyan reviews the events of the last weeks, and their likely consequences, in this analysis for commonspace.eu

Rafael Isakhanyan from Armenia and Rovshan Rzayev from Azerbaijan were elected as co-chairmen of the Board for a period of one year, according to the APA news agency

A new rail link connecting Baku with Kars through Tbilisi was launched today at a ceremony attended by key regional leaders. The project has political, as well as ecomomic significance.

Serzh Sargsyan's term as president of Armenia ends in April 2018. There is increasing speculation in Yerevan as to what role he will play in Armenian politics after that.

In an interview with haqqin.az, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammedguliev said Azerbaijan must remain a member of the Council of Europe despite the criticism lodged against it, and continue to defend its position

In today's Interim Resolution, the committee of ministers of the Council of Europe gave Azerbaijan until 29 November to submit its view in writing regarding its failure to abide by the decision of the European Court for Human Rights in the case of Ilgar Mammadov

Addressing the opening session of the meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan emphasised the importance of digital communication for Armenia, given that it does not have a land border with the other EAEU member states.

"The EAEU had one major goal when it was launched: to strengthen Moscow's position across the former Soviet space, yet its success so far has been modest, and beyond the five members, others are unlikely to join in the near future", argues Emil Avdaliani in this op-ed

A raft of issues are complicating relations between long time allies Turkey and the United States. But both sides continue using diplomatic back-channels to get as many concessions as possible from each other without fatally harming bilateral relations, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed

Municipal elections in Georgia see Georgian Dream consolidating power in most urban centres. Kakha Kaladze won the elction for Mayor of Tbilisi with a convincing margin according to exit polls.