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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.

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Armenia holds partial local elections

Armenia holds partial local elections

Municipal elections in Armenia are staggered over a period of weeks. In this latest round of voting no incidents were reported. Voter apathy however remained a factor. Results are expected to be announced later today.
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Opinion: Armenia's latest government reshuffle: what does it mean?

Opinion: Armenia's latest government reshuffle: what does it mean?

New Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan is putting the finishing touches to the composition of his new government. In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Sos Avetisyan says that the Ministerial changes have a limited scope, but other governmental appointments shed light on the long term power configuration.
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Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and
Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and

Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and

Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and beyond