Armenia
International Crisis Group releases new field-researched report on Karabakh
ICG says the "fragility" of the ceasefire has already been highlighted by tensions that "flared in mid-May as Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed new positions established by Azerbaijani forces" close to their shared border.
Armenian PM Pashinian offers son in POW swap with Azerbaijan
Son posts on Facebook he is ready to take part in swap. Pashinian's offer comes in response to words of political opponents amid launch of Armenian general election campaigning.
Armenia and Azerbaijan suspend “corridor” talks
Yerevan said there was no point in discussing new transportation routes with Azerbaijan while there was so much tension along their border. Baku’s response was curiously muted.
Turkey ‘possibly behind world’s first battlefield killing by autonomous combat drone’
UN report identifies use of ‘killer robot’ Kargu-2 in Libya skirmish.
Russia addressing ‘growing Central Asia security concerns’
Kremlin takes stock of serious border clash between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and bracing of region for Taliban reaction to pullout of US troops from Afghanistan by September.
Top-down Shusha reconstruction facing opposition from Azerbaijanis
The government has moved quickly to restore the city it has declared its cultural capital, but the lack of transparency has raised concern.
Nagorno-Karabakh: in the aftermath of war, Armenia faces an unpalatable choice
More than six months have passed since the “second Karabakh war” came to an abrupt end with Armenia all but defeated. The ceasefire left many questions unresolved. Anxieties for Armenians are at fever pitch ahead of a snap election.
Armenia asks Moscow-led CSTO to respond to Azerbaijan’s ‘provocative troop incursions’
France’s president Macron and US congressman Schiff express support for Yerevan.
Azerbaijani forces 'advance 3 km into Armenia'
Armenian security council meets. Acting PM stresses there have been no exchanges of fire as Yerevan works to resolve situation peacefully.
RIMMER: Armenia Genocide recognition – better late than never?
The US recognition of the Armenian Genocide was more than 100 years coming, but it runs the risk of looking more like realpolitik than a sincere gesture.
Erdogan treads carefully as Biden recognises Armenian genocide
Massive fallout with Washington could “cause the Turkish economy to tank”, says analyst. US formal declaration “is a matter of truth, historical justice and security to the Republic of Armenia”, says Armenian PM.
Outrage in Armenia as Azerbaijan’s Aliyev threatens force to secure land corridor
Analyst says comments meant for domestic audience as well and that there are no credible military threats to “back up rhetoric” reminiscent of “Saddam Hussein”.
Azerbaijan fires info war salvo against Russia
After previously denying it, Azerbaijan now says that Armenia fired Russian-made rockets during last year’s war. And now they’re trying to make things difficult for Moscow.
M&A hits €8.5bn in CEE in Q1, says Mergermarket
Trend towards bigger deals and more fund investment continues, as deal value rises by half to give best Q1 since 2013.
Azerbaijan accused of fomenting ethnic hatred with display of dead Armenian soldiers’ helmets
Yerevan, meanwhile, moves towards putting on trial two men from Syria it claims served as mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after being recruited by Turkey to fight for Baku.
Nakhchivan rail plans promise to rewire Caucasus connections
Iran stands to be one of the winners of the new regional transportation map.
CEE reels as third wave of COVID-19 breaks
A third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is sweeping through Emerging Europe. While Russia is expecting to reach herd immunity in the next two months, most other countries of the region have only just started their mass immunisation programmes.
Analysis: Caucasus bond review
Capital markets take war, the pandemic and political unrest in stride. The second in a two-part series.
Armenia’s embattled PM announces he’s agreed to June snap election
After weeks of street protests and counter-protests, a deal is struck for an early poll.
Rising inflation in Emerging Europe poses dilemma for central banks
With economies primed to rebound as pandemic restrictions are loosened, consumer prices could rise even further, reawakening an issue that has long been ignored.
