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Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Caucasus

Visitors to Karabakh to require Russian permission

Joshua Kucera Feb 10, 2021
peacekeepers Lachin Russian peacekeepers checking traffic in the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. (photo: mil.ru)

Visitors to Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh now have to get Russian permission ahead of time.

Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Caucasus

European court rules Russia responsible for crimes following 2008 war with Georgia

Joshua Kucera Jan 21, 2021
South Ossetia ABL The de facto border between South Ossetia and Georgia proper. (photo: Wikimedia Commons, Jelger Groeneveld)

Russia is responsible for human rights violations in the aftermath of the 2008 war with Georgia over South Ossetia, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.

Russia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Caucasus, Armenia

Russia raises stakes in Azerbaijani helicopter shoot-down case

Joshua Kucera Jan 5, 2021
Harutyunyan Muradov The de facto leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arayik Haratyunyan, meets with members of the Russian peacekeeping deplopyment in Karabakh, including the commander, Rustam Muradov. The Russians' tight cooperation with the de facto authorities has become a bone of contention in Baku. (photo: Facebook, Arayik Harutyunyan)

When Azerbaijan shot down a Russian military helicopter in the last hours of the war with Armenia, Moscow appeared to initially accept Baku’s explanation and apology that it was a tragic accident.

But now, nearly two months later, Russian military prosecutors have said they intend to pursue more serious charges and formally reclassify the case as one of “murder,” Russian media have reported.

Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Caucasus

Armenians accuse Turkey of involvement in conflict with Azerbaijan

Joshua Kucera Sep 28, 2020
Azerbaijan Turkey The cover image of the Twitter account for Turkey's Ministry of Defense.

This post has been edited to reflect new developments as of September 29, 2020.

As fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis continued for a second day, Armenian officials accused Turkey of directly intervening in the conflict by supplying weaponry and soldiers. Turkish officials and media, meanwhile, continued to loudly cheer on the Azerbaijani military offensive with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Caucasus

New Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting a long time in the making

Joshua Kucera Sep 28, 2020
Stepanakert bomb shelter Residents of Stepanakert, the de facto capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, watch the news as they hunker down in a bomb shelter following the most serious outbreak of fighting between the Armenian and Azerbaijanis in years. (photo: MFA Armenia)

When wide-scale fighting broke out over the weekend between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces, it did not come as a surprise.

Azerbaijan, Russia, Caucasus, Armenia

Aliyev airs grievances to Putin over arms shipments to Armenia

Joshua Kucera Aug 13, 2020
Russian flight Armenia The partial flight path of a Russian military transport that Azerbaijani sources have said shipped weapons to Armenia. (photo: Flightradar24.com)

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has complained to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about Moscow’s arms sales to Armenia. The rare rebuke comes as the geopolitical alignments in the Caucasus are shifting somewhat following last month’s sharp outbreak of fighting.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus

Armenia, Azerbaijan resume fighting

Joshua Kucera Jul 13, 2020
VIdeo from the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry purporting to show an attack on an Armenian position. VIdeo from the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry purporting to show an attack on an Armenian position.

A series of clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border has resulted in the deaths of three Azerbaijani soldiers in the heaviest fighting between the two sides in years.

Each side accused the other of starting the fighting, which included heavy artillery fire from both sides.

Georgia, United States, Caucasus

U.S. lawmakers call to investigate Georgian government's Russian ties

Joshua Kucera May 18, 2020
Mirzaani A Georgian oil field operated by Frontera Resources, a U.S. company at the center of a geopolitical controversy. (photo: Frontera)

After the Georgian government won a case in international arbitration against a scofflaw American oil company, the company’s supporters in Congress have accused the ruling party in Tbilisi of doing Russia’s bidding.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Caucasus

Joint Armenian-Azerbaijani documentary on Karabakh released

Joshua Kucera May 12, 2020
Parts of a Circle Filming of Parts of a Circle, a groundbreaking documentary about the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict jointly produced by filmmakers on both sides. (photo: Conciliation Resources)

A long-awaited documentary film produced by a mixed Armenian-Azerbaijani team has gotten a partial public release, even as the full film remains under wraps due to the sensitivity of the subject.

Georgia, Armenia, Caucasus

Coronavirus infects Armenia-Georgia rivalry

Joshua Kucera May 7, 2020
coronavirus road Georgian police have been more aggressive than their Armenian counterparts in restricting movement amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (photo: MIA, Georgia)

The couple in what has been called the “Caucasus’ most legendary love-hate relationship,” Armenia and Georgia, now has a new topic to argue about: the coronavirus.

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