Expert perspectives on conflict dynamics and pathways to peace

Political analysts Areg Kochinyan and Farhad Mammadov discuss current events on the weekly  “Line of Contact – Events of the Week"

The trial of Armenian prisoners of war and other detained Armenians, including the former leadership of de-facto Nagorny Karabakh, continued in Baku last week, provoking strong emotional reactions in Armenia. Political and public circles have started to demand from the Armenian government to include the issue of the detainees in...

The ‘Line of Contact’ initiative of the Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs, launched in December 2023, has so far achieved impressive results. Suffice it to mention that the 45 programmes broadcast over the course of about a year have gathered a total of more than half a million views. Together...

Last week, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the citizens of Armenia with an ‘ideological’ message, sharing his thoughts on the need to adopt a new Constitution in Armenia. At the same time, the government initiated the development of a new National Security Strategy. To what extent are these events related...

The primary objective of this study is to uncover the specific needs of activists in Armenia, with the intention of formulating targeted capacity-building initiatives to support their invaluable work. The needs assessment consisted of two phases, one conduced prior to the displacement of the Armenian population from Nagorny Karabakh in...

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.

Political scientists Ruben Megrabyan and Zardusht Alizade discuss the successes and prospects of so-called ‘people's diplomacy’ in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict context/

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...