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Stories under this heading cover the South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as the unrecognised entities of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

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The South Caucasus is Set for Geopolitical Realignment

The South Caucasus is Set for Geopolitical Realignment

In Mackinder’s terminology, Eurasia is the heartland of geopolitics and the South Caucasus, though small in economic terms compared to the surrounding major powers, constitutes the heart of that heartland. No major power can afford to ignore or neglect it. Strategically located at the crossroads of East and West and being the only region that borders two most controversial actors of Eurasia (Russia and Iran), control over the South Caucasus equates to control over a vital part of the Eurasian continent. This is why the region’s geopolitical orientation carries immense significance, particularly amid the evolving landscape of international relations shaped by the war in Ukraine and the recent escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel in the southern neighborhood. Today, the geopolitics of the South Caucasus is in flux, and most importantly, this transition has now reached to the most important nation-state of the region: Azerbaijan.

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"Living together peacefully in a diverse world" Aliev tells Intercultural Dialogue that Azerbaijan has been the homeland for many nationalities
"Living together peacefully in a diverse world" Aliev tells Intercultural Dialogue that Azerbaijan has been the homeland for many nationalities

"Living together peacefully in a diverse world" Aliev tells Intercultural Dialogue that Azerbaijan has been the homeland for many nationalities

Ilham Aliev told the 2nd Intercultural Dialogue Forum in Baku that throughout the centuries Azerbaijan has been the homeland for many nationalities and believers of different religions.
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The Prince of Wales in Yerevan.
The Prince of Wales in Yerevan.

The Prince of Wales in Yerevan.

The Heir to the British Throne is the most senior member of the British Royal Family to visit the Caucasus Region. During his visit Prince Charles met President Sargsyan and visited a number of cultural sites.
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Focus on Karabakh in Tallinn. The Monitoring Committee of PACE holds special hearings on the unresoved conflicts in the South Caucasus
Focus on Karabakh in Tallinn. The Monitoring Committee of PACE holds special hearings on the unresoved conflicts in the South Caucasus

Focus on Karabakh in Tallinn. The Monitoring Committee of PACE holds special hearings on the unresoved conflicts in the South Caucasus

The Monitoring Committee of PACE will today hold special hearings on the unresoved conflicts in the South Caucasus. The meeting will be held in the Estonian Capital.
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Day of mourning in Georgia.Georgia prepares to bury three soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Day of mourning in Georgia.Georgia prepares to bury three soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan

Day of mourning in Georgia.Georgia prepares to bury three soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan

Flags will fly at half mast on all public buildings as Georgia prepares to bury three soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan where the soldiers where serving with Georgia's ISAF contingent.
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Mammadyarov's "hot and cold" messages to the OSCE; says it should be "action oriented" but that the role of its office in Baku had to be "reviewed".
Mammadyarov's "hot and cold" messages to the OSCE; says it should be "action oriented" but that the role of its office in Baku had to be "reviewed".

Mammadyarov's "hot and cold" messages to the OSCE; says it should be "action oriented" but that the role of its office in Baku had to be "reviewed".

The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister told the Permanent Council in Vienna the organisation should be "action oriented" but said that the role of its office in Baku had to be "reviewed".
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Arkady Ghukassian: "It is better to negotiate than to shoot". Former President of the self-declared NKR said cease fire agreement saved many lives.
Arkady Ghukassian: "It is better to negotiate than to shoot". Former President of the self-declared NKR said cease fire agreement saved many lives.

Arkady Ghukassian: "It is better to negotiate than to shoot". Former President of the self-declared NKR said cease fire agreement saved many lives.

Former President of the self-declared NKR said that signing a cease fire agreement saved many lives.