Our Newsletters

We publish three fortnightly newsletters in our Concise series.

Caucasus Concise covers events in the wider Caucasus region, with a focus on the three core countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – but also often with stories about the North Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. The newsletter has been published regularly since 2016.

In 2020 we launched the newsletter Arabia Concise, focusing on events and developments in the Arabian peninsula, including the GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) as well as Yemen and Jordan. In the crowded field of publications covering the region, Arabia Concise seeks to give particular emphasis to the changes on going in the region at the moment, and especially, the increasing importance of youth.

Karabakh Concise was launched in March 2021 to compliment our website KarabakhSpace.eu. Both provide a platform, a forum, and a resource on Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, with particular reference to events and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh in the aftermath of the 44-day war in 2020. Where appropriate, we will look at the issues from a regional and geopolitical perspective, but we will always give special attention to the people of the region, their lives and challenges, and how to move towards a positive and sustainable future for all of them.

In addition to this, we also publish the South Caucasus Landmine Observer – our quarterly newsletter covering issues related to the problem of landmines in the South Caucasus, published in the framework of the regional campaign, Landmine Free South Caucasus.

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Arabia Concise
Caucasus Concise
Karabakh Concise
South Caucasus Landmine Observer

A fortnightly digest about the Arabian Peninsula and its people.

12 July 2022 - Biden's trip to the Middle East - an old agenda in new packaging or something more?

VOL. II ISSUE 14

12 July 2022

28 June 2022 - The turquoise carpet for Mohammed bin Salman; Is the Negev Forum taking off?

VOL. II ISSUE 13

28 June 2022

14 June 2022 — US-Saudi relations: a spat between friends has dragged on for too long; time for a reset

VOL. II ISSUE 12

14 June 2022

31 May 2022 — EU outlines strategy towards the GCC; Yemeni youth and civil society speak out on present and future

VOL. II ISSUE 11

1 June 2022

17 May 2022 — MBZ will turn UAE into a new kind of country; Glimmers of hope in Yemen; Lavrov goes to the Orient

VOL. II ISSUE 10

18 May 2022

3 May 2022 — Time to fix US-Saudi relations; China at the gates; Erdogan in Jeddah

VOL. II ISSUE 9

4 May 2022

19 April 2022 -Yemen's collective leadership; MBS big gamble; Egypt's dependence on the GCC

VOL. II ISSUE 8

20 April 2022

5 April 2022 - Energy and Security continue to dominate the EU-GCC agenda; A timely truce in Yemen

VOL. II ISSUE 7

6 April 2022

22 March 2022 - Ukraine crisis brings Gulf countries back to centre-stage; UAE foreign policy is full of surprises

VOL. II ISSUE 6

23 March 2022

8 March 2022 — GCC countries find it difficult to stay out of the Ukraine crisis; Iranian-Saudi co-existence

VOL. II ISSUE 5

8 March 2022

22 February 2022 — Turkey and UAE go for re-set; India takes a giant step in the Gulf; Ukraine, Russia and the Arabs

VOL. II ISSUE 4

23 February 2022

8 February 2022 - Heading towards an end game on JCPOA; China and India in the Gulf; Dishdashas in Oman

VOL. II ISSUE 3

9 February 2022

25 January 2022 — EU-GCC approach a game-changing moment; The Houthis keep digging; Its getting hotter in Kuwait

VOL. II ISSUE 2

26 January 2022

11 January 2022 — Will 2022 bring peace to Yemen? China-GCC; JCPOA stands a chance

VOL. II ISSUE 1

11 January 2022

14 December 2021 — 42nd GCC Summit — renewal out of necessity; MBS on Gulf tour; democracy in Kuwait

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14 December 2021

30 November 2021 — UAE at 50: success despite challenges; New pragmatic regional order; Arab youth back climate action

VOL. I ISSUE 21

30 November 2021

16 November 2021 - The Gulf countries and the Levant; Kuwait's permanent government crisis; Bahrain tourism

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17 November 2021

2 November 2021 - The Kingdom is not for turning; In Yemen from bad to worse; women join Kuwait's army

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2 November 2021

19 October 2021 - Heading towards an endgame in Yemen; Good start for Expo 2020 Dubai; Arab youth optimistic

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19 October 2021

5 October 2021 - EU tiptoeing towards the Gulf; Qatar elections; Emirati youth embrace EXPO2020

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5 October 2021

21 September 2021 - Complex Yemen; Exploring Khaleejness; Expo 2020 Dubai

VOL. I ISSUE 16

21 September 2021

7 September 2021 - West-GCC relations need a reset; Iraq is back; Women soldiers in Saudi Arabia

VOL. I ISSUE 15

7 September 2021

27 July 2021 - All eyes on Tunis; GCC post-Covid; Riyadh and Islamabad discuss Afghanistan

VOL. I ISSUE 14

27 July 2021

13 July 2021 - Saudi-Oman: a game changing visit; Special but complex Saudi-UAE relations; Saudi female workforce

VOL. I ISSUE 13

13 July 2021

29 June 2021 - Sisi in Baghdad; Gulf security again under discussion; Raisi unpacked

VOL. I ISSUE 12

29 June 2021

15 June 2021 - Women in the Hajj; The UAE in the Security Council; Oman and Yemen

VOL. I ISSUE 11

15 June 2021

1 June 2021 - The GCC at 40; The Sultan's predicament; Dubai exhibition remembers the holocaust

VOL. I ISSUE 10

1 June 2021

23 March 2021 - The war in Yemen has to stop; Bahrain and the death penalty; Lavrov in the Gulf

VOL. I ISSUE 5

22 May 2021

18 May 2021 - Arab Gulf states caught between a rock and a hard place; Iran-Saudi relations; Saudi-EU relations

VOL. I ISSUE 9

18 May 2021

4 May 2021 - State and Religion in Saudi Arabia; Russia in the Gulf; Detente in Baghdad

VOL. I ISSUE 8

4 May 2021

20 April 2021 - Oman the peacemaker; Political turmoil in Kuwait; New understanding on JCPOA taking shape

VOL. I ISSUE 7

20 April 2021

6 April 2021 - Trouble in Jordan; Ramadan under COVID; Qatar deserves a good World Cup...but!

VOL. I ISSUE 6

6 April 2021

9 March 2021 - Papal visit to Iraq; Russians in the Gulf; Dancing with snakes in Kuwait; an Emirati ballerina

VOL. I ISSUE 4

9 March 2021

23 February 2021 - EU and human rights in the GCC; Houthis talk peace and do war; Women camel drivers

VOL. I ISSUE 3

23 February 2021

9 February 2021 - Saudi-US relations will endure; Europe goes to Aden; UAE goes to Mars

VOL. I ISSUE 2

9 February 2021

26 January 2021 - Yemen provides an early test for Biden; Time to reset EU-GCC relations

VOL. I ISSUE 1

26 January 2021

A fortnightly digest about the South Caucasus region.

14 July 2022 — Quo Vadis Sakartverlo? European diplomacy on the march; Armenian wine

VOL. IV ISSUE 14

14 July 2022

30 June 2022 – Caspian 5 meet in Ashgabat; Ups and downs in Armenian-Azerbaijani quest for peace

VOL. IV ISSUE 13

30 June 2022

16 June - A tense Georgia awaits Brussels decision; Pashinyan calls Armenians to rally around peace agenda

VOL. IV ISSUE 12

16 June 2022

2 June 2022 — The EU's role in peace needs to be explained better; South Ossetian referendum postponed

VOL. IV ISSUE 11

3 June 2022

19 May 2022 - To want peace is not enough; Georgian dreams and nightmares

VOL. IV ISSUE 10

19 May 2022

5 May 2022 - Aliyev’s Armenian compatriots and Pashinyan’s compatriot opposition; Regional carousel

VOL. IV ISSUE 9

6 May 2022

21 April 2022 - At last, Armenia and Azerbaijan talk peace; Sustaining the "Brussels moment"; In God they trust

VOL. IV ISSUE 8

22 April 2022

7 April 2022 - Aliyev and Pashinyan agree to start work on peace agreement; 30 CBMs between now and 2030

VOL. IV ISSUE 7

9 April 2022

24 March 2022 — Sanctions red lines in the South Caucasus; Stepanakert is shivering, but who is to blame?

VOL. IV ISSUE 6

24 March 2022

10 March 2022 — Ukraine poses a dilemma for South Caucasus countries, but they have one important card they can play

VOL. IV ISSUE 5

10 March 2022

24 February 2022 — Putin tries to dismember Ukraine; Non-aligned Azerbaijan signs alliance declaration with Russia

VOL. IV ISSUE 4

24 February 2022

10 February 2022 — new EU moment in the South Caucasus; and France's moment too, but ....

VOL. IV ISSUE 3

10 February 2022

27 January 2022 — Region tense as Ukraine crisis unfolds; Iranian minister flies to Fizuli; TRACECA soldiers on

VOL. IV ISSUE 2

27 January 2022

13 January 2022 — The implosion of Kazakhstan; Irritating Georgians; War or peace in 2022?

VOL. IV ISSUE 1

13 January 2022

16 December 2021—Eastern Partnership Summit: A game-change in engagement; Russia never mentioned but ever-present

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16 December 2021

2 December 2021 — Trio's lunch with Charles Michel; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Michel in middle; beware of oval tables

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2 December 2021

18 November 2021 — All set for the next Eastern Partnership summit; Armenia-Azerbaijan border tense, new war unlikely

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18 November 2021

4 November 2021 - The Covid pandemic rages across the South Caucasus; Georgia, the latest episode

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4 November 2021

21 October 2021 - Georgian politics after 30 October; Trilateral Commission: good step but Russia's role is ambiguous

VOL. III ISSUE 24

21 October 2021

7 October 2021 - In Georgia, everyone wins and everyone loses; regional-co-operation is back on the agenda in the South Caucasus

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7 October 2021

23 September 2021 - The South Caucasus in a state of flux; Armenia at 30; EU and Georgia in diplomatic demarche

VOL. III ISSUE 22

23 September 2021

9 September 2021 - Messy Georgian politics; Regional co-operation is back in fashion; Armenia and Turkey try again

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9 September 2021

5 August 2021 - Regional co-operation: how about 3 + 0; Pashinyan in Tehran; Georgia wins Gold

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5 August 2021

22 July 2021 - Michel juggles substance and banter; Armenia return to political normality; learning Georgian

Vol. III ISSUE 19

22 July 2021

8 July 2021 - Pashinyan meets Putin; End of the Georgia-EU love affair?; Borrell on the Caucasus; Heavenly signs

VOL. III ISSUE 18

8 July 2021

24 June 2021 - Armenians refuse to make the past their future; The Lelos tackle violence against women

VOL. III ISSUE 17

24 June 2021

10 June 2021 - TRACECA revival; Georgian Parliament faction named after Michel; Armenia's nasty election campaign

VOL. III ISSUE 16

10 June 2021

27 May 2021 - Armenia prepares for elections; Georgian politics is mutating; Kartvelians mark independence day

VOL. III ISSUE 15

27 May 2021

13 May 2021 - Lavrov's travel and travails; Georgia embraces regional co-operation; fireworks in Shusha

VOL. III ISSUE 14

13 May 2021

29 April 2021 - All change in Georgian politics, or is it? Biden's G-moment; Russia's mandate in Karabakh

VOL. III ISSUE 13

29 April 2021

15 April 2021 - Re-alignment of Georgian politics; Aliyev and Pashinyan speak about the future; Georgia's pensioners

VOL. III ISSUE 12

15 April 2021

1 April 2021 - Georgians not impressed by EU political road-map; Georgian elderly pay the economic price for covid

VOL. III ISSUE 11

1 April 2021

18 March 2021 - Georgia edges towards an agreement, with nudges from EU; Prisoners and missing persons from 2020 war

VOL. III ISSUE 10

18 March 2021

11 March 2021 - EU and Georgian political theatrics; Azerbaijan's last dinosaurs; An unlikely Mata Hari in Armenia

VOL. III ISSUE 9

11 March 2021

4 March 2021 - A touch of Belgian politics in Georgia; Nikol the movie; Azerbaijani Jews

VOL. III ISSUE 8

4 March 2021

25 February 2021 - Georgia shoots itself in the foot; Turkey in the Caucasus; Its cloudy in Tbilisi

VOL. III ISSUE 7

25 February 2021

18 February 2021 - Georgian PM resigns; The OSCE moment in the Caucasus has passed; Euro-Ichkerians

VOL. III ISSUE 6

18 February 2021

11 February 2021 - Lavrov's sting; Can Shusha be the beacon on the mountain? Georgia beats Russia ....in rugby

VOL. III ISSUE 5

11 February 2021

4 February 2021 - Mr Borrell, no rudeness please, we're Russian! All together now; France-Turkey relations

VOL. III ISSUE 4

4 February 2021

28 January 2021 - Keeping the Minsk Group alive; Baku’s “Mr clean and clever”; Catering in Mtatsminda

VOL. III ISSUE 3

28 January 2021

21 January 2021 - The Caucasus in the Biden era; The great return; Old Georgia in pictures

VOL. III ISSUE 2

21 January 2021

Opinions, analysis and editorial pieces, interviews and general commentary on issues and regions in and around Europe from our panel of regular experts and research associates, and guest writers and contributors.

A fortnightly digest of news and development in and around Nagorno-Karabakh.

21 July 2022 — Armenia and Azerbaijan explore different negotiating formats; Azerbaijani families return to Aghali

VOL. II ISSUE 15

21 July 2022

7 July 2022 - The many roads to peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan

VOL. II ISSUE 14

7 July 2022

23 June 2022 — The debate on the future of Karabakh; Spies in Stepanakert

VOL. II ISSUE 13

23 June 2022

9 June 2022 — The tangled tale of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations; Nostalgia for the Minsk Group?

VOL. II ISSUE 12