India to lift import tariffs for several industrial products from four-nation group in return for 15-year investment.

• March 11, 2024

‘I think we’re skirting around the real problem, which is land access.’ The EU and US are sending ships to Gaza to establish maritime aid routes to bypass Israeli restrictions, which have left Palestinians starving to death.

• March 11, 2024

Three exit polls show the right-leaning parties combined, including far-right Chega, could secure an outright majority.

• March 11, 2024

Moscow hit out at envoys claiming they refused to meet with foreign minister, as relations continue to deteriorate.

• March 6, 2024

Bloc moves to strengthen defence sector in face of Russian aggression and prospect of weakened US support.

• March 6, 2024

South Asian countries are facing skyrocketing unemployment, prompting people to fight in wars thousands of miles away.

• March 6, 2024

The CfMM has published a new report detailing the shortcomings of the British media’s output on Israel’s war on Gaza. Journalists should take note.

• March 6, 2024

By Eugene KOGAN, Tbilisi-based defence and security expert

This AIES Focus discusses the four major foreign actors in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan within the time frame of the last 12 to 18 months. While Russia and Turkey are active and directly involved, China and India are implicitly but not explicitly involved in the conflict. As a result, the author tries to present and highlight the divergent and convergent perspectives of the foreign actors in the conflict. One of the major focal points of the conflict relates to what the Azerbaijani call the Zangezur corridor, and the Armenians perceive as a bone of contention. What is perhaps not least important to emphasise is that for Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, the corridor has a crucial role in the transportation link between Turkey, Azerbaijan and the Turkic States. As for Armenia and Iran, its neighbouring country, the establishment of such a corridor is perceived as an existential threat. READ MORE

• March 5, 2024