Eurasianet

To each their own annus horribilis.

The handover of territory has brought Azerbaijani forces into close contact with several Armenian towns and a critical road, leading some locals to blame the central government for failing to protect them.

A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.

The Foreign Ministry warns these remarks are straining relations.

Turkey’s president appears to be positioning himself as a protector of all Turks, including Azerbaijani Turks in Iran.

Turkey helped Azerbaijan win on the battlefield, but what Ankara stands to gain geopolitically remains to be seen.

While Armenians increasingly agree that the prime minister needs to step down, they are divided on who could replace him.

The Azerbaijani government has promised to prosecute any war crimes, but many are skeptical of its sincerity.

The previously apolitical figure has emerged as a challenger to the embattled prime minister. But his chances of success aren’t clear.

The handover was confused, as the current Armenian residents got multiple mixed messages over whether they could stay.

Hundreds of soldiers on each side are still missing three weeks after fighting stopped.

After the opposition boycotted the second round, the ruling party’s position became even more commanding.

Any breakthrough in improving the lot of labor migrants will be touted as sign of his political heft.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

For those of us advocating for progressive values in Azerbaijan, the war has been a setback.