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Opinion: "War in Karabakh can only start due to Russian provocations"
19 June 2017
In this op-ed for commonspace.eu, Azerbaijani conflictologist Avaz Hasanov says that at this stage neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan are interested in starting a new war in Karabakh, but if a new war was to start this will only strengthen Russia’s hand in the region.
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Azerbaijani President meets with Minsk Group diplomats
19 June 2017
The representatives of the three co-Chair countries continue their visit to the region with meetings in Baku on Monday, after visiting Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh last week.
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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other
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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other
15 June 2017
Commentary: Benyamin Poghosyan discusses current difficulties between Turkey and some of the member states of NATO, but argues that Turkey and the Atlantic alliance share vital common interests, and any action that will seriously jeopardise Turkey-NATO relations is unlikely.
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Minsk Group co-Chair in talks in Yerevan at start of visit to region
11 June 2017
The three diplomats, representing France, Russia and the United States, accompanied by the Special Representative of the Austrian Chairmanship of the OSCE will also be travelling to Nagorno-Karabakh. They are due in Baku next week.
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Fall-out from Trump's middle east policy may have consequences for the South Caucasus
1 June 2017
In this commentary, Benyamin Poghosyan says that Trump's hard line approach towards Iran may derail its ambitious plans to develop trade and transport corridors to the north through the South Caucasus
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NATO PA PRESIDENT: CAUCASUS STABILITY CRUCIAL FOR THE ALLIANCE
27 May 2017
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is taking place in Tbilisi with the participation of 200 lawmakers from NATO members and partner countries.
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"NATO’s aloofness vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is no longer sustainable"
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"NATO’s aloofness vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is no longer sustainable"
22 May 2017
As NATO prepares to hold its summit this week, there is one region that deserves more attention from the alliance, argues Eduard Abrahamyan in this commentary. NATO should have a more pro-active role in the solution of the Karabakh conflict, says Abrahamyan
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China's "belt and road" initiatives are game-changers for the region
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China's "belt and road" initiatives are game-changers for the region
19 May 2017
The "Belt and Road" initiatives being proposed by China may play a key role in significantly changing the status quo in the South Caucasus, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu
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Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia hit an uncharacteristically low point
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Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia hit an uncharacteristically low point
17 May 2017
In this commentary, commonspace.eu political editor discusses the fallout from the closure of an Azerbaijani organisation in Russia, and suggestions Azerbaijani military officers were caught spying for Russia