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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.

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Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts
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Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts

16 September 2025
The prospect of peace in the South Caucasus may finally be within reach. Following the high-profile meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House as facilitated by U.S. President Donald Trump on 8 August, hopes are rising that Yerevan and Baku could soon sign a long-anticipated peace treaty. That breakthrough has already been welcomed internationally, sparking renewed movement on the Armenia–Türkiye track as well. Opening the Armenian-Türkiye border has long been a policy objective for successive governments in Yerevan.
Onnik James Krikorian
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What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?
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What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?

11 September 2025
The agreements reached in the US-mediated summit of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Washington on August 8 are poised to fundamentally reshape the region's future. Particularly, the deal concerning the Zangezur corridor – rebranded as the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) – holds significant geopolitical importance. If implemented, the TRIPP agreement would deal a severe blow to the regional standing of Russia and Iran. More importantly, it would pave the way for a strategic U.S. presence in this critical geography. This outcome represents a success that few would have predicted for the United States, especially for the Trump administration, given the region's notoriously complex and volatile geopolitics.
Vasif Huseynov

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Vahan Hovhannisian - a rare type of Armenian politician who combined political astuteness and resolve, with great personal charm and wit.
Vahan Hovhannisian - a rare type of Armenian politician who combined political astuteness and resolve, with great personal charm and wit.
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Vahan Hovhannisian - a rare type of Armenian politician who combined political astuteness and resolve, with great personal charm and wit.

29 December 2014
Vahan Hovhannisian was a rare type of Armenian politician who combined political astuteness and resolve, with great personal charm and wit.
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Arms race in the Caucasus reaches alarming proportions. Armenia is placed 3rd and Azerbaijan 10th in study on global militarisation for 2014.
Arms race in the Caucasus reaches alarming proportions. Armenia is placed 3rd and Azerbaijan 10th in study on global militarisation for 2014.
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Arms race in the Caucasus reaches alarming proportions. Armenia is placed 3rd and Azerbaijan 10th in study on global militarisation for 2014.

24 December 2014
In a report by a Bonn based institute Armenia is placed third and Azerbaijan tenth in the study on global militarisation for 2014.
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South Ossetian leader calls for full integration with Russia.
South Ossetian leader calls for full integration with Russia.
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South Ossetian leader calls for full integration with Russia.

15 December 2014
The South Ossetians want unity with Russia, and they want it now. Even Mr Putin may not be ready for that. Joseph Alexander Smith reports from Tbilisi on the latest from the leadership of the self-declared republic.
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Azerbaijan wants strategic relationship with EU.
Azerbaijan wants strategic relationship with EU.
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Azerbaijan wants strategic relationship with EU.

7 December 2014
At a meeting with the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said that Azerbaijan already had a strategic relationship with a number of EU countries and hoped this could be established with the EU itself also.
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Armenia buries its dead pilots as the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare to meet in Switzerland next week.
Armenia buries its dead pilots as the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare to meet in Switzerland next week.
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Armenia buries its dead pilots as the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare to meet in Switzerland next week.

26 November 2014
Efforts continue to try to stop an escalation of the violence as the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare to meet in Switzerland next week.
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The bodies of the three Armenian servicemen killed in the downing of a helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone earlier this month have been retrieved according to sources close to the Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Re
The bodies of the three Armenian servicemen killed in the downing of a helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone earlier this month have been retrieved according to sources close to the Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Re
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The bodies of the three Armenian servicemen killed in the downing of a helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone earlier this month have been retrieved according to sources close to the Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Re

22 November 2014
The bodies of the three Armenian servicemen killed in the downing of a helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone earlier this month have been retrieved according to sources close to the Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The sources said that this was done during a special operation near the crash site in the no man's land between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. Gun fire was exchanged during the operation. It is not known if there were any casualties on either side. (source: commonspace.eu with agencies). A spokesman for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence has denied that there has been any Armenian special operation near the helicopter crash site and has described the story as a provocation. (commonspace.eu with agencies).
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