Azerbaijan

Triumph in Defeat: Inaugurating a New Era for Azerbaijan and Armenia

M. Hakan Yavuz • Feb 14 2024 • Articles

As the Caucasus nations aim to develop their regional identity, addressing multiple issues beyond the Karabakh conflict is essential for achieving sustainable peace.

Opinion – Why Armenia and Azerbaijan Diverge on the Zangezur Corridor

Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu • Feb 7 2024 • Articles

While both Azerbaijan and Armenia share long-term regional goals, their differing views on creating a transportation corridor impede progress towards a peace agreement.

Opinion – The Choice in Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Cleansing or Self-Determination?

Vahagn Avedian • Sep 22 2023 • Articles

The reality of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh has reached such evident heights that EU representatives have for the first time mentioned it explicitly.

The Politicization of Genocide: Is There a Genocide in Karabakh?

M.Hakan Yavuz • Sep 20 2023 • Articles

The secessionist stance adopted by some Karabakh Armenians seems to lack rationality or pragmatism when viewed through a socio-political lens.

Opinion – Environmental Loss and Repression in Iran

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Aug 15 2023 • Articles

Environmental challenges in Iran, like dangerous levels of air pollution in Tabriz, the pollution of the Aras River, and the dying Lake Urmia, make the life of Azerbaijanis even worse.

Opinion – The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Russia’s Exit Cue from South Caucasus?

Vahagn Avedian • Jan 22 2023 • Articles

The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and its outcome might determine Russia’s future in the South Caucasus, but the role of the West in it is still an ambiguous one.

Corroding Western Democracy: The Disparity Between Azerbaijan and Russia

Vahagn Avedian • Sep 15 2022 • Articles

A lack of critical reporting on Baku’s narrative has not only glossed over democratic shortcomings in Azerbaijan, but it has also helped undermine the rights of Armenians.

Opinion – Supply Chains and War: The Importance of Baku’s Port

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Aug 4 2022 • Articles

As the war in Ukraine continues, Azerbaijan’s Port of Baku stands out as a critical transportation node that unites Central Asia with the Caucasus, Turkey and Europe.

Opinion – Why Autonomy is Not a Viable Solution in Karabakh

M. Hakan Yavuz • Jul 11 2022 • Articles

The time is overdue for Armenia to try a different path by negotiating with Azerbaijan to ensure that the rights of minority group Armenians are guaranteed.

Opinion – The Question of Remedial Secession in the case of Nagorno-Karabakh

Vahagn Avedian • Jun 22 2022 • Articles

The secession of Nagorno-Karabakh from an autocratic Azerbaijan is not only aligned with international law but it is also the only viable solution to the conflict.

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