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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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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections
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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections

21 October 2025
Tensions are mounting in Armenia ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s future hanging in the balance. Despite the excitement surrounding the Trump-brokered Washington Declaration in August, it is unclear whether it can overcome the lingering division that set in after defeat by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war. Recent surveys have shown a slight majority against the proposed TRIPP.
Onnik James Krikorian
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus

16 October 2025
Will the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) set to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhijevan and Türkiye via Armenia help establish lasting peace and prosperity for all?  Interestingly, if the Washington Declaration speaks about restoration of all communications, with reciprocal benefits for Armenia, the spotlight has been about the TRIPP and only about it. This oversight misses a vital point necessary for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Benyamin Poghosyan

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"A bad peace is better than any war". Russia reiterates commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE region but is this freezing the conflicts?
"A bad peace is better than any war". Russia reiterates commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE region but is this freezing the conflicts?
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"A bad peace is better than any war". Russia reiterates commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE region but is this freezing the conflicts?

15 March 2013
Russia's reiterates commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE region "based on three key principles: conflicts must be settled exclusively by peaceful means, within the existing formats and respecting the interests of the sides". Is this freezing the conflicts?
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Azerbaijan says soldier killed by Armenian sniper; Armenia denies.The number of casualties on the front line has increased sharply in the last months as efforts to restart the peace negotiations between the two sides remained stalled.
Azerbaijan says soldier killed by Armenian sniper; Armenia denies.The number of casualties on the front line has increased sharply in the last months as efforts to restart the peace negotiations between the two sides remained stalled.
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Azerbaijan says soldier killed by Armenian sniper; Armenia denies.The number of casualties on the front line has increased sharply in the last months as efforts to restart the peace negotiations between the two sides remained stalled.

11 March 2013
The number of casualties on the front line has increased sharply in the last months as efforts to restart the peace negotiations between the two sides remained stalled.
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In the Caucasus women remain the bedrock of society. International Women's Day is marked in the Caucasus with small symbolic acts of respect at home and in the workplace, but the plight of women remains difficult.
In the Caucasus women remain the bedrock of society. International Women's Day is marked in the Caucasus with small symbolic acts of respect at home and in the workplace, but the plight of women remains difficult.
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In the Caucasus women remain the bedrock of society. International Women's Day is marked in the Caucasus with small symbolic acts of respect at home and in the workplace, but the plight of women remains difficult.

8 March 2013
International Women's Day is marked in the Caucasus with small symbolic acts of respect at home and in the workplace, but the plight of women remains difficult.
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Refugees must not become the forgotten problem. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced as a result of conflicts in the Caucasus in the last twenty five years. Their plight is largely forgotten.
Refugees must not become the forgotten problem. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced as a result of conflicts in the Caucasus in the last twenty five years. Their plight is largely forgotten.
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Refugees must not become the forgotten problem. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced as a result of conflicts in the Caucasus in the last twenty five years. Their plight is largely forgotten.

7 March 2013
Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced as a result of conflicts in the Caucasus in the last twenty five years. Their plight is largely forgotten.
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ArmInfo: Minsk Group Co-Chairs express their concern with issue of civilian flights to Nagorno-Karabakh
ArmInfo: Minsk Group Co-Chairs express their concern with issue of civilian flights to Nagorno-Karabakh
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ArmInfo: Minsk Group Co-Chairs express their concern with issue of civilian flights to Nagorno-Karabakh

5 March 2013
The press service of the Organization reports that the Co-Chairs repeated their concerns regarding the issue of civilian flights to Nagorno-Karabakh and the recent violence on the Line of Contact.
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