The 61st Munich Security Conference, held from 14 to 16 February, sent shock waves through international politics. In his speech at the conference, the U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, harshly criticised European policy. The equally harsh reaction from European leaders gave many analysts reason to believe that the Euro-Atlantic partnership...
The most high-profile event of the past week was the heated argument between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, which can be considered the culmination of the deepening disagreements between Europe and the US that started at the beginning of the year. After the...
In the regular edition of the programme ‘Line of Contact – Events of the Week’ Arsen Haratian and Farhad Mammadov discussed the main news of the South Caucasus for the last seven days, as well as the global political events that may affect processes in our region. The programme was...
National (ethnic) identity is one of the important components of collective consciousness. It is a communal shared viewpoint and a collection of perceptions based on certain linguistic, geographical, religious, historical and mythological ties and relations. At the same time, the components of identity of one and the same nation or...
The most, if not the only tangible result of the bilateral negotiations between Baku and Yerevan in 2024 is the 12-kilometre demarcated section of the northern part of the border and the subsequent ratification of the Regulation on the Joint Activities of the Commissions on Delimitation of the Two Countries....
Last week European Union announced it will extend its the observation mission in Armenia for another two years, leaving its size and scope of powers unchanged. How important is this decision for Armenia and what impact can it have on the Armenian-Azerbaijani process? Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that...
Usually the main trading partners of countries are their neighbours. The South Caucasus is special in this respect. Ongoing conflicts, resulting road closures, as well as legal and psychological barriers, force people living here to seek trade links in more distant lands. Economists Armen Ktoyan and Natig Jafarli talked about...
Political scientists Arsen Kharatyan (Yerevan) and Farhad Mammadov (Baku) analyse the events of the past week and delve deeper into the prospects of US involvement in the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement
Unblocking transport communications in the South Caucasus and in particular between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be a key factor in the region’s economic development, but geopolitical risks and security issues remain the main obstacle to the implementation of ambitious projects.
