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

By Benyamin POGHOSYAN, PhD, Chairman, Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies

Over the last year multiple formats have emerged in Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations, and three main external players: Russia, the EU and the US are involved in the mediation process. This may lead to some confusion. Big power rivalry may also negatively impact the process. Some co-ordinating mechanism is necessary, and a format, at least involving Russia and the EU, could also help to combine their efforts.

While the South Caucasus marked the second anniversary of the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war, negotiations to sign a peace agreement between Armenia – Azerbaijan have become increasingly complex. If during the first year after the war, it was Russia that almost exclusively controlled the process, now we have many actors with contradicting interests and visions. The EU entered the game first, organizing four summits between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in the period of December 2021 – August 2022, simultaneously launching a new format of negotiations between the Secretary of the Armenian security council and top foreign policy aide to President Aliyev. Russia was watching the growing EU involvement in the process, messaging its concerns about the EU's desire to take the initiative from the Kremlin. READ MORE

• November 19, 2022