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Both in Azerbaijan and Armenia, the history of these medieval people is misunderstood and is being manipulated for political ends.

Yerevan said there was no point in discussing new transportation routes with Azerbaijan while there was so much tension along their border. Baku’s response was curiously muted. Post-War Report.

Tensions in the region are as high as they’ve been since the end of the war last year. Is Russia playing it cool, or blowing it off? Post-War Report.

Bishkek says travel restrictions will remain in place until border tensions are resolved.

Many erstwhile allies of the government are distancing themselves from controversial negotiations with Azerbaijan.

A border commission, including Russian mediation, is in the works. And given the sensitivity over issues of land and territorial concessions, it’s going to have its work cut out. Post-War Report.

Acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that the two sides are close to an agreement, which reportedly could involve additional territorial concessions.

Both countries should prioritize the well-being of ordinary people in the complex border region, write two analysts from Human Rights Watch.

Azerbaijani forces advanced more than three kilometers and crossed Armenia’s border, Yerevan said. Now everyone is looking to Moscow for a reaction. Post-War Report.

How did diplomacy become so irrelevant to resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict?

Baku has said it intends to restore the church to its “original” form. They haven’t said what that is, though, and Armenians haven’t been consulted. Our weekly Post-War Report.

The project threatens the delicate regional military balance.

Tashiyev's standing has been compromised, but he will likely ride out the crisis.

When night fell, men demanded weapons, eager to go take up the fight. They snarled threateningly and called us "spies."

It would be an alternative connection to Russia to the route Azerbaijan has championed since the ceasefire ending last year’s war.

Tajik authorities have only glancingly acknowledged the crisis.

Our latest from the border: Eurasianet correspondents on both sides report burned homes, raw anger and pings of occasional gunfire.

After the war, a number of new grassroots initiatives have emerged bringing together Armenians and Azerbaijanis who want to try to build, or rebuild, ties. Post-War Report.

Dozens are dead, thousands have been evacuated and many homes have been burned to the ground.

At least five people have been killed in the fight over water.

Azerbaijan appears even less worried than usual about international criticism.

After previously denying it, Azerbaijan now says that Armenia fired Russian-made rockets during last year’s war. And now they’re trying to make things difficult for Moscow.

A mood of goodwill is being soured by a running battle of words between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which also have long-standing border disagreements.

Azerbaijan has been playing hardball with Armenia over the prisoners it continues to hold. But with a botched POW release that wasn’t, Armenia has weakened its position all by itself.

Following last year’s Armenia-Azerbaijan war, officials said there would soon be passenger flights at Stepanakert’s long-closed airport. Now that looks again like a distant prospect.