Perspectives | How China gains from Armenia-Azerbaijan war The distant war may play a role in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Nima Khorrami Dec 2, 2020
Azerbaijan retakes control of final region as part of ceasefire deal with Armenia The handover was confused, as the current Armenian residents got multiple mixed messages over whether they could stay. Joshua Kucera Dec 2, 2020
In Armenia and Azerbaijan, families of missing in action turn to Facebook Hundreds of soldiers on each side are still missing three weeks after fighting stopped. Ulkar Natiqqizi, Ani Mejlumyan Nov 30, 2020
Tajikistan: Emomali’s Russia visit signals his emerging role Any breakthrough in improving the lot of labor migrants will be touted as sign of his political heft. Nov 26, 2020
Turkmenistan: The dammed united Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
Perspectives | Azerbaijan’s peace activists face harassment, and a reckoning For those of us advocating for progressive values in Azerbaijan, the war has been a setback. Bahruz Samadov Nov 20, 2020
Azerbaijan starts rebuilding in newly won territories Experts estimate that reconstruction could take 10 years and tens of billions of dollars. Ulkar Natiqqizi Nov 19, 2020
Putin says Armenia could have stopped the war and kept Shusha The statement comes as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is coming under increasing criticism for his handling of the war and ceasefire negotiations. Ani Mejlumyan Nov 18, 2020
Perspectives | Did Russia win the Karabakh war? Moscow at first responded to the war cautiously, but was in the end forced to intervene decisively. Was this a geopolitical coup or was Moscow’s hand forced? Laurence Broers Nov 17, 2020
Perspectives | Now comes a Karabakh war over cultural heritage Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over. Thomas de Waal Nov 16, 2020
Armenian PM under increased pressure after “civil war” threat Following a week of attacks from his opponents, now Pashinyan is being abandoned by some of his allies. Ani Mejlumyan Nov 16, 2020
After days of chaos, Armenia and Azerbaijan delay territory handover The messy reality on the ground in Kelbajar illustrates the difficulties to come in implementing the general principles of the ceasefire agreement. Joshua Kucera Nov 15, 2020
Karabakh’s latest cycle of displacement The upheaval in Armenia echoes similar instability in Azerbaijan after it lost the same territories in the 1990s. Adrian Hartrick Nov 14, 2020
Perspectives | How Iran views the Nagorno-Karabakh truce Iran sees that to safeguard its own interests, it needs a more pro-active South Caucasus policy. Eldar Mamedov Nov 13, 2020
Coronavirus adds to reasons to escape Tajikistan The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave. Nov 13, 2020