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Nagorno-Karabakh, the small Thirty Years’ War in the Caucasus
From 1618 to 1648 Europe was shattered by the violent and relentless conflict between Protestants and Catholics. After the end of the crusades cycle...
Time for the World to Recognize Artsakh Republic
On October 10 a temporary ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by Russia, was announced, nearly two weeks after Azerbaijan started shelling Armenians in...
The Battle for Jerusalem: Turkey’s Erdogan stakes his claim
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t mince his words at this month’s opening of parliament. In his first assertion of a claim to a...
Nagorno-Karabakh: The Interplay of Community, Ambition and Strategy
Death toll has risen to thousands since the two ex-Soviet republics battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) region. The war over the Caucasus region of...
In Turkey, the death penalty on the agenda
The last execution of the death penalty in the Republic of Turkey was held on October 25, 1984. Turkey abolished the death penalty in...
A Conflict No Longer Frozen: Why This Time Is Really Different
As one of the four ‘’frozen-conflicts’’ in the post-Soviet space entered its fourth decade, an unprecedented eruption of violence threatens the status quo of...
Should Turkey and Azerbaijan Be Worried About Killed Syrian Mercenaries?
Just a few weeks ago many analysts and observers were sceptical about reports of Turkey’s transferring units of its Syrian National Army (SNA) proxies...
By using Azerbaijan, Turkey tries to corner Russia in the Caucasus
The recent Azerbaijani attack on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh could not have happened without the direct support and encouragement of Turkey. Ankara provided Baku...
Armenia’s Aggressive Policy is a Real Danger for the Entire Region
On 24 September 2020 Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, while delivering a speech at general debates of 75thsession of the...
Between poverty and death: Why Syrian mercenaries are going to Azerbaijan
It is not a secret that hundreds of mercenaries from Syria and Libya have been recently deployed to the disputed territories of Nagorno-Karabakh. Thus...