Diverse viewpoints in search of effective solutions to conflicts in the South Caucasus
By Gayane Zakaryan Armenian authorities continue to view forcibly displaced residents of Nagorno-Karabakh with suspicion, often treating them as potential supporters of former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, both of Karabakh origin. Officials and pro-government circles have warned against their political mobilization, at times encouraging public hostility toward them....
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.
A year after flaring up again with renewed force in October 2023, the war between Israel and Hamas has spread to Lebanon and Hezbollah, threatening to drag ally Iran into the hostilities and plunge the whole Middle East into a major conflict.
There is now a window of opportunity to seek both to better understand the details of the process that took place in Tavush and to use it to identify the shortcomings and to propose better solutions and models for the negotiation process going forward. That is the aim of this...
After almost every round of talks Armenia and Azerbaijan announce that their positions are converging. Yet the deadline for the conclusion of a peace agreement which could put an end to the conflict between the two countries is repeatedly postponed. What’s more, the negotiating process brings up new issues and...
Resolving the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the state level could contribute significantly towards overcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani interethnic hostility. Creating the conditions for reconciliation between the two societies after decades of conflict requires channels of cooperation and internal discussions about peaceful, neighbourly coexistence. This was the conclusion reached during a...
Views from the South Caucasus on the prospect of a peace agreement being signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan For many months one item has been at the top of the agenda in the countries of the South Caucasus and that’s the possibility and probability of a peace agreement being signed...
Not for the first time, the Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs are looking for common ground between the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan and seeking ways to overcome the many challenging consequences of more than 30 years of war and bloody confrontation. The geopolitical context has changed multiple times, both...
Will anything change for Armenia and Azerbaijan following statements by Raisi and Khamenei? After the recent tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi questions have risen about the future of relations between Iran and Azerbaijan. On 22 May, during a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the supreme leader...
