From Cyprus over Syria to the Caucasus. Following Syrian Foreign Minister Esad Shaybani’s visit to Moscow on July 31–August 1, speculation has grown that Russian military patrols may soon return to Syria’s southern regions. Russia’s influential daily Kommersant ran the headline “Syria Misses Russian Soldiers,” reporting that Damascus has asked Moscow to redeploy troops to help guard its borders. According ...
The opening of a new geopolitical chapter and the perspective from Chian, Iran, Türkiye. By Yıldıran Acar On Friday, August 8, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a historic agreement at the White House, at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the agreement, the Zangezur Corridor will be leased to the ...
With aspects reaching out to domestic Turkish politics and the Caucasus. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The US is planning to establish a new order in West Asia by mending ties between Türkiye and Israel through Syria. From Washington’s perspective, Türkiye is a partner it cannot afford to lose entirely in the region. And Israel is the US’s outpost in West ...
Ankara’s efforts to mediate between Azerbaijan and Russia should be supported. In recent weeks, the tension between Azerbaijan and Russia has taken center stage both in Türkiye and across the region. Of course, if there have been human rights violations committed by Russian police, those responsible must be held accountable. This is especially critical for Russia itself, as the individuals ...
Interview to Azerbaijani website Caliber.az The Armenian government has approved a draft law on starting the process of the country’s accession to the European Union. The decision was made at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, 9 January, Armenia News reported. The document will now go to the country’s parliament for approval. According to the government’s justification, the approval of the ...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has hinted at the likelihood of new hostilities on the territory of the republic. According to him, this will happen if Armenia does not abandon the control of four villages in favor of Baku. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that demarcation commissions have started the process of determining the exact border of the country. ...
Negotiations in the Caucasus between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue. But due to the great geopolitical importance of the region, outside powers, especially the United States and the European Union, intervene in the process, seeking, according to experts, to encircle Russia. Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders Nikol Pashinian and Ilham Aliyev met informally on the sidelines of an unofficial summit of the ...
The South Caucasus is expecting with important developments in terms of regional peace and stability. It is not possible for such an environment of peace and stability to exist without Georgia. We talked with Shota Apkhaidze, Georgian political scientist and expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, about Georgia’s new EU candidate membership status, its ...
In French democracy, you may say the Algerian Genocide is non-existent, but you may not say that Israel is killing Palestinians. Much like the Armenian issue, France has enacted and enforced a penal law against those who make contrary accusations about Israel’s occupation of Palestine. According to this law, expressing your opinion about Israel is prohibited. However, making the opposite ...
The public agenda in Türkiye was busy with three main topics last week. First was the attendance of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Second were the reactions to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ statements against Türkiye at the UN General Assembly. The third topic was the Türkiye’s resentment over ...