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A cynical fight between two authoritarian countries

Over the past few weeks, the South Caucasus once again came into the global spotlight, but this time for a rather unexpected reason, even for those who have long been watching the region. Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, two authoritarian, highly-militarised countries, appeared to come close to the breaking point. Once weary allies, the cause for the seemingly sudden deterioration can be primarily connected to two separate violent incidents that have occured over the past year — the de

Daily Brief

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Regional * Today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting face to face in Abu Dhabi as part of the ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia * Yesterday, Pashinyan met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Pashinyan emphasised the potential of bilateral cooperation in the economic, investment, and humanitarian spheres. * MP Artur Sargsyan has been arrested and remanded

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Regional * Azerbaijani media has reported that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will meet in Abu Dhabi tomorrow for peace talks. Armenia * The authorities have charged the leader of Armenia Alliance faction’s parliamentary leader, Seyran Ohanyan, for illegally seizing land around Lake Sevan. Parliament had stripped Ohanyan of immunity earlier this week to allow the Prosecutor General to charge him. * Yesterday, the Investigative Committee cond

Daily Brief

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Armenia * Since early hours on Tuesday, news has been circulating that law enforcement officers are currently conducting a search at the head office of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) and the home of its chair, Narek Karapetyan. Armenia’s Investigative Committee has only responded to official inquiries that ‘urgent investigative actions’ were being carried out as part of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Economic Crimes and Smuggling Department and that an official statement wou