Political events in the Caucasus and beyond, views from Baku and Yerevan – June
Political analysts Areg Kochinyan and Farhad Mammadov discuss current events on the weekly “Line of Contact – Events of the Week"
Expert perspectives on conflict dynamics and pathways to peace
Diverse viewpoints in search of effective solutions to conflicts in the South Caucasus
EU-US divisions – a new challenge or a new opportunity for the South Caucasus?
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...
Events of the week: What is preventing an agreement between Yerevan and Baku?
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...
Events of the Week: A crisis in the the international security system and the South Caucasus
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...
Events of the Week: Pashinyan’s ‘ideological’ message and Pakistan
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...
Events of the Week: Baku and Yerevan in the light of EU-US-Russia relations
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...
Events of the week: EU mission stays, USAID phases out
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...
Events of the week: Railways, Gas and Borders. Armenian-Azerbaijani expert dialogue on the future of the South Caucasus
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
Middle East ablaze at the gates of the Caucasus?
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.
