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China Targets Azerbaijan for Transportation Projects

(CPC) China has historically had few vital interests in the South Caucasus. Distance, along with the region’s unpredictable political and economic conditions, precluded China’s involvement in the region. In comparison…

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Why Tensions in the South Caucasus Remain Unresolved

(PONARS Policy Memo) Although the South Caucasus has been overshadowed by events in the Middle East and Ukraine, the region continues to be strategically important, especially for Russia and the EU.…

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Brexit and its Impact on Azerbaijan: Will East-West Integration be Harmed?

(PONARS Policy Memo) The unexpected results of last summer’s UK Brexit referendum significantly impacted the perception of Azerbaijanis about their country’s future cooperation with the EU. Britain is a major investor…

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Markedonov: Russia is focused on maintaining the status quo in Armenia and Azerbaijan; supplies arms to both sides

(Asbarez) In its fifteen-year young history, the AGBU Asbeds has succeeded in engaging the Armenian-American community through a range of culturally, educationally, and socially enriching events, perhaps the most highly…

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Minasyan: President Aliev and Warlick (OSCE Minsk) are indicating an opportunity to avoid further escalation in Karabakh

(Aravot) Aravot.am talked about this (comment by James Warlick)with political scientist Sergey Minasyan “First of all Warlick is a diplomat, therefore the whole meaning and nature of his statements are that they…

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Markedonov: Rumors that Moscow will make friends with Azerbaijan and abandon Armenia are absolutely groundless

(Aravot) Interview with Sergey Markedonov, the Head of Foreign Policy department of the Russian State University for Humanities, Associate Professor, and Russian political scientist. – Mr. Markedonov, on September 21,…

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On 25 years of postmodernity in the South Caucasus

(oDR) The village of Sadakhlo sits at the intersection of borders between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Lauded in Soviet times as the “point of friendship”, this place now seems more…

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Restructuring Extractive Economies in the Caspian Basin: Too Little, Too Late?

(PONARS Policy Memo) The oil- and gas-rich states of the Caspian Sea basin—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan—registered phenomenal growth throughout most of the 2000s. However, the heady days of resource-fueled development now…

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Markedonov: No referendum can be held in NK without Azerbaijan’s consent

(News.Az) Currently, two issues — the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and the status of the districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh — are being discussed within the framework of the negotiation process over the…

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Minasyan about Serzh Sargsyan’s optimism

(Aravot) “The goal of the Armenian side was to find out whether in reality negotiations had reached an impasse and there was no other way than war, or, however, the…

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China Targets Azerbaijan for Transportation Projects

Why Tensions in the South Caucasus Remain Unresolved

Brexit and its Impact on Azerbaijan: Will East-West Integration be Harmed?

Markedonov: Russia is focused on maintaining the status quo in Armenia and Azerbaijan; supplies arms to both sides

Minasyan: President Aliev and Warlick (OSCE Minsk) are indicating an opportunity to avoid further escalation in Karabakh

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On 25 years of postmodernity in the South Caucasus

Restructuring Extractive Economies in the Caspian Basin: Too Little, Too Late?

Markedonov: No referendum can be held in NK without Azerbaijan’s consent

Minasyan about Serzh Sargsyan’s optimism