Region

South Caucasus

The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

commonspace.eu team brings decades of experience of working in the South Caucasus and we are pleased to share our insights with our loyal readers through the website, and the sister newsletter, Caucasus Concise.

Filter archive

Publication date
Editor's choice
News
Russia to hold large scale military exercises close to the Caucasus in August

Russia to hold large scale military exercises close to the Caucasus in August

The timing of the exercises, coinciding with the 11th anniversary of the Georgia-Russia war in 2008, and the involvement of Russian military elements based in Crimea and Abkhazia. where the Russian presence is deemed illegal, makes these military drills controversial and offensive, particularly to Ukraine and Georgia.
Editor's choice
News
A monastery that has become a flashpoint

A monastery that has become a flashpoint

On Monday, 15 July, yet another incident occurred in the vicinity of the David Gareji Monastery which lies on a disputed area of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. The monastery has turned from a place of worship to a flashpoint, with Georgian religious zealots trying to state their claim on the land as Georgian territory, and Azerbaijani border guards stopping them.
Editor's choice
Hikmat Hajiyev: Karabakh is an existential issue for Azerbaijan too, but we are ready to discuss how to resolve it
Hikmat Hajiyev: Karabakh is an existential issue for Azerbaijan too, but we are ready to discuss how to resolve it

Hikmat Hajiyev: Karabakh is an existential issue for Azerbaijan too, but we are ready to discuss how to resolve it

Speaking in London, the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Foreign Relations Department expressed his frustration at lack of progress in peace talks.