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US–Europe split in the Gulf as Washington signals withdrawal from Hormuz

US–Europe split in the Gulf as Washington signals withdrawal from Hormuz

US President Donald Trump’s statement that he may withdraw troops from Iran and the Strait of Hormuz within the next two or three weeks has begun to...

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Armenia becomes frontline in Russia-West rivalry as it heads to polls

Armenia becomes frontline in Russia-West rivalry as it heads to polls

The recent polemics between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have drawn predictable attention, and the...

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Choking Iran or poisoning Gulf? True cost of targeting Kharg [ANALYSIS]

Choking Iran or poisoning Gulf? True cost of targeting Kharg [ANALYSIS]

The US–Israel–Iran war has now entered its first full month. Yet despite four extremely tense and, at times, existentially significant weeks...

30.03.2026 8

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Shadow wars and satellite claims: Are Russia, China being pulled into wider conflict? [ANALYSIS]

Shadow wars and satellite claims: Are Russia, China being pulled into wider conflict? [ANALYSIS]

Recent reporting by some Western media outlets, including The Guardian suggest that European intelligence agencies believe Russia is moving towards...

29.03.2026 10

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South Caucasus and regional risks of Middle East escalation

South Caucasus and regional risks of Middle East escalation

The intensifying confrontation between Iran, Israel and the United States is no longer confined to the Middle East. Its shockwaves are being felt...

27.03.2026 10

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Election test for Armenia: Peace agenda vs separatist pressure

Election test for Armenia: Peace agenda vs separatist pressure

For more than thirty years, Armenia–Azerbaijan relations, which have become a source of conflict in the South Caucasus region, or more precisely,...

26.03.2026 10

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Fragile peace in South Caucasus faces its loudest opposition overseas [OPINION]

Armenian revanchism cultivated by diaspora groups has not disappeared with the guns falling silent. If anything, it has simply migrated, taking root...

22.03.2026 10

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Energy markets eye Black Sea as next chokepoint in global supply [OPINION]

The global energy market has spent much of the past two decades fixated on the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, while a quieter and potentially...

21.03.2026 10

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President Aliyev lights Novruz bonfire as life returns to Garabagh

In the rolling landscapes of Garabagh and East Zangazur, reconstruction is no longer an abstract promise. Now, we can proudly say that it is a lived...

19.03.2026 20

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As Iran’s leadership is targeted, the state holds - but for how long?

The threads within Iran’s system of governance are growing thinner by the day. Beginning on 28 February, during the first days of large-scale...

17.03.2026 20

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Azerbaijan and EU: Energy, peace and partnership shaping future

The recent meeting in Baku between President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Antonio Costa of the European Council offered more than a...

12.03.2026 30

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Energy, green power and trade routes: Why Europe needs Azerbaijan more than ever

Relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union are developing on a positive and increasingly strategic trajectory. In a world marked by...

11.03.2026 20

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Missiles crossing borders push Iran war closer to NATO

The conflict between the United States and Iran is no longer confined to a limited theatre of confrontation. As American strikes against Iranian...

10.03.2026 20

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War without clear end: Is Washington shifting towards negotiations with Iran? [ANALYSIS]

The situation facing the United States following its second surprise strike against Iran on 28 February has once again revealed that the strategic...

10.03.2026 20

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Israel strikes Iran’s oil refineries: what it means for Middle East

The escalation of the war between Israel and Iran continues to intensify with each passing day, signalling that the Middle East is entering one of its...

09.03.2026 30

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Beyond optics: How Israel–India partnership alters Pakistan and Iran’s calculus

The increasingly visible alignment between Israel and India is often framed as a meeting of like-minded nationalist leaders in Benjamin Netanyahu and...

27.02.2026 40

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Russian oil row puts Hungary, Slovakia at odds with Ukraine amid winter blackouts

Four years have now passed since Russia attacked Ukraine, yet this anniversary, too, was marked not by negotiations at the table but by Russian drone...

23.02.2026 30

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Why Colombia’s El Espectador calls Azerbaijan a new geopolitical actor

An article titled “A New Geopolitical Actor”, published in one of Colombia’s oldest and most prominent newspapers, El Espectador, highlights...

19.02.2026 20

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President Aliyev in Munich: peace, power and new Caucasus reality

President Ilham Aliyev’s presence at the Munich Security Conference this February carried a symbolism that extended well beyond diplomatic routine....

14.02.2026 10

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From energy to AI: What US-Azerbaijan strategic partnership really means

J.D. Vance’s visit to Baku and the signing of a US–Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership Charter mark more than a routine diplomatic upgrade. They...

11.02.2026 20

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Peace at fragile hour: why Armenia’s court ruling risks Baku-Yerevan reconciliation

At moments of fragile peace, symbolism often matters as much as substance. Legal decisions are rarely just legal, timing is almost never accidental,...

10.02.2026 20

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Experts examine how Azerbaijan pursued justice outside international courts

By restoring its territorial integrity and bringing alleged war criminals before the courts, Azerbaijan has pursued a rare post-conflict path that...

07.02.2026 10

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What Azerbaijan’s trials tell us about unfinished wars and forgotten victims

Wars usually end with maps redrawn and statements signed. Justice is often left behind. Those responsible for mass killings fade into exile or...

05.02.2026 40

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How Brussels sabotaging Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process [OPINION]

The European Union’s decision to allocate €20 million to Armenia through the European Peace Facility raises serious and unavoidable questions, not...

02.02.2026 30

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Davos 2026 Global Risks Report: South Caucasus at intersection of hybrid warfare stress [ANALYSIS]

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, based on insights from more than 11,000 experts across 116 economies, paints a stark picture of...

29.01.2026 10

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Strategic alliance with economic impact: What Azerbaijan-Israel Forum really means

Few bilateral relationships in today’s geopolitically fractured landscape are as quietly effective as that between Azerbaijan and Israel. Built on...

28.01.2026 10

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J.D. Vance’s South Caucasus trip and test for US diplomacy

US Vice President J.D. Vance is scheduled to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan in February 2026, in a high-level diplomatic trip aimed at reinforcing a...

27.01.2026 20

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Ukraine, Russia and United States: What can realistically emerge from tripartite meeting?

On one front, the war grinds on without respite: drone swarms, missile strikes and intelligence operations continue to define daily life along the...

24.01.2026 40

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Gaza, Davos and diplomacy: Azerbaijan’s growing role in global peace-building

At a time when the world is increasingly defined by conflict, the gathering of a group of world leaders, heads of governments and representatives...

23.01.2026 40

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Selective justice: How US lawmakers undermine international law abroad

At times, the world’s incomprehensible contradictions push a person into such deep and inescapable reflection that logical reasoning itself begins...

21.01.2026 30

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Europe’s energy security boosted by Azerbaijani gas, not Russian supplies

In recent weeks, certain narratives have questioned the origin of Azerbaijani gas exported to Europe, suggesting a dependence on Turkmen or Russian...

20.01.2026 30

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What January 3 mean for Trump? - Soleimani and Venezuela's Maduro

Some people attribute the creation of the world to a random explosion, a matter of pure chance. Yet a closer look at political processes suggests that...

14.01.2026 20

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What Azerbaijan gains from joining Abraham Accords: benefits and geopolitical risks

Since 2020, the Abraham Accords, initiated under US mediation as a series of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco,...

12.01.2026 30

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Capitol Hill’s selective morality: How Congress uses Section 907 as political leverage

History does not always take the side of those who are right, nor does it consistently stand with the oppressed. At times, the victim is recast as the...

08.01.2026 10

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Azerbaijan’s gas diplomacy and new geopolitics of European energy [ANALYSIS]

Azerbaijan’s main global gateway, and the backbone of the country’s gas exports, is the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), a 3,500-kilometre integrated...

07.01.2026 20

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Iran’s economic fallout sparks unrest as geopolitics amplifies crisis [ANALYSIS]

Iran is confronting its most significant wave of domestic unrest since the mass protests of 2022. In December 2025 and early January 2026,...

05.01.2026 30

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When protest turns provocation: Dangerous politics behind anti SOCAR actions [OPINION]

In recent times, the Gaza issue has been turned into a tool of profit for certain opportunistic groups operating behind a façade of religious virtue...

03.01.2026 20

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Global power in transition: Reviewing 2025 and looking ahead to 2026 [ANALYSIS]

The year 2025 confirmed that the international system is no longer anchored in the certainties that defined the early post-Cold War era. It did not,...

31.12.2025 20

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Russia’s use of Azerbaijani migrants exposes dark economics of war [OPINION]

The participation of Azerbaijani citizens and ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine raises deeply troubling ethical, legal, and...

28.12.2025 30

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When sky turned against innocent: elegy for AZAL flight victims

On a cold winter day, people left the warmth of their homes. Some were travelling to see loved ones living far away. Some were chasing long-held...

26.12.2025 20

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How diaspora politics in Washington distort justice in South Caucasus [OPINION]

There is something strikingly familiar about the latest legislative initiative introduced by Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Frank Pallone. Once...

21.12.2025 10

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France’s turn to private armies risks tearing Western alliance apart

In recent months, amid growing fractures within the European Union and against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia war, a range of new interpretations...

20.12.2025 20

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Azerbaijan, UAE deepen strategic alignment across energy to digital sport

Once, imagining that relations between the South Caucasus and Arab countries would develop rapidly and become firmly established seemed like something...

18.12.2025 10

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Why Iran fears Corridor that Armenia sees as lifeline [ANALYSIS]

Senior Iranian diplomat Ali Akbar Velayati’s repeated warnings against the opening of the Zangazur Corridor and its association with what he...

17.12.2025 20

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US signals return to Monroe Doctrine as it reassesses role in Europe [ANALYSIS]

The Trump administration’s newly released 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) symbolises the most dramatic recalibration of American foreign...

08.12.2025 20

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Kocharyan’s reckless rhetoric exposes real enemy of Armenia’s future [OPINION]

When former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan stood before supporters on 6 December to declare that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan might be an...

08.12.2025 10

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EU silence on terrorist glorification undermines its credibility in S Caucasus

The open letter sent by Azerbaijani civil society representatives to senior EU officials this week is more than a routine diplomatic protest. It is an...

07.12.2025 20

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EU caught between diplomacy and defence as Russia tests influence from Kyiv to CIS [ANALYSIS]

Steve Witkoff’s recent visit to Moscow has exposed a critical shift in the diplomatic landscape surrounding the Russia–Ukraine war. While fighting...

04.12.2025 10

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Azerbaijani gas at heart of Southeast Europe’s energy stability

Since entering commercial operation in October 2022, the Greece–Bulgaria Interconnector (IGB) has become one of the most strategically important...

02.12.2025 20

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Armenia’s strategic pivot: Why Yerevan quietly embracing TRIPP Corridor [ANALYSIS]

For years, the idea of an East–West transport artery running through the currently southern Armenian province of Syunik, known in Azerbaijan as the...

01.12.2025 20

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