By Yeghia TASHJIAN, Beirut-based regional analyst and researcher, columnist, "The Armenian Weekly”

Over the past few weeks, I participated in multiple international and regional workshops and conferences in Europe and Russia and met with many European, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Iranian and Russian experts and politicians. These opportunities and encounters made me realize that we as Armenians must adapt to a new reality, revise our strategy (if we have one) and try to confront the dangers with the resources that we have. The possibility of a new war with Azerbaijan is very high, but proactive diplomacy and deterrence can postpone a major military clash.
I also realized a change in attitude in many Azerbaijani experts. Of course, we cannot generalize, but from their perspective, Azerbaijanis still firmly believe that the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis has been resolved, which the West and Russia do not agree on. They do not have enough leverage to force their will on Baku, as Azerbaijan is playing its energy card very well for now. Azerbaijanis have come to realize that if they enforce their will over Nagorno-Karabakh and engage in ethnic cleansing, there will be international backlash. READ MORE

• November 29, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now trying to use the “winter as a weapon of war against Ukraine”, NATO’s chief says as he warns of more attacks on the nation’s power grid.

• November 28, 2022

New Delhi’s unique position on the world stage could see PM Narendra Modi become a key peacemaker, say experts.

• November 28, 2022

Officials from the two countries were due to meet in the Egyptian capital of Cairo from November 29 to December 6.

• November 28, 2022

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemns shelling attacks around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, calling reports from its team on the ground “disturbing”.

• November 21, 2022

And this power imbalance at the heart of the executive may have important consequences.

• November 21, 2022

A donor conference aims to help Moldova deal with the impact of the Ukraine war and rising food and energy prices.

• November 21, 2022

By Fuad SHAHBAZOV, Baku-based independent regional security and defence analyst

On November 11, a summit of the leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) convened in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This major gathering came amid the OTS’s re-emerging significance as a key regional organization and a critical platform for rapprochement between the Central Asia and Caucasus regions. The official Samarkand Declaration, which was signed as a final accord by the attendees, paves the way for a comprehensive partnership format among the OTS member states. The Samarkand meeting represented the major political gathering for the Turkic nations in 2022, and it will further facilitate dialogue and regional interconnectivity between the OTS member states—independent of Russian and Western influence. READ MORE

• November 19, 2022