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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

Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts

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.
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What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?

What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?

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.

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Sargsyan meets with Secretary of Russia's Security Council to discuss collaboration between the two strategic allies and Karabkah.
Sargsyan meets with Secretary of Russia's Security Council to discuss collaboration between the two strategic allies and Karabkah.

Sargsyan meets with Secretary of Russia's Security Council to discuss collaboration between the two strategic allies and Karabkah.

Collaboration between the two strategic allies and the Nagorno-Karabkah Peace process discussed during Petrushev's visit to Yerevan.
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EU-Azerbaijan Relations are good. Now it is time to make them better. Oil, gas, pipelines and human rights discussed during Aliev's visit to EU.
EU-Azerbaijan Relations are good. Now it is time to make them better. Oil, gas, pipelines and human rights discussed during Aliev's visit to EU.

EU-Azerbaijan Relations are good. Now it is time to make them better. Oil, gas, pipelines and human rights discussed during Aliev's visit to EU.

Oil, gas, pipelines and human rights discussed during successful visit of the President of Azerbaijan to the European Union.
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Presidents of US, Russia and France tell Armenia and Azerbaijan "Responsibility for putting an end to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains with you".
Presidents of US, Russia and France tell Armenia and Azerbaijan "Responsibility for putting an end to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains with you".

Presidents of US, Russia and France tell Armenia and Azerbaijan "Responsibility for putting an end to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains with you".

The Presidents of the three Minsk Group co-chair countries make an appeal on the margins of the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.