Moscow Must Accept the New Reality of the South Caucasus
Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia can only stabilise if Moscow abandons outdated notions of regional hierarchy. Baku’s recent diplomatic gestures signal readiness for pragmatic engagement, but not subordination. Sustainable normalisation requires mutual respect, accountability, and recognition that the South Caucasus is now a region of sovereign, independently acting states today.
Logistics as a New Pillar of Azerbaijan’s Non-Oil Export Strategy
President Ilham Aliyev’s June 9 decree marks a shift in Azerbaijan’s non-oil export policy by addressing logistics costs as a key barrier. The measure supports producers, strengthens Nakhchivan’s economic integration, and aims to expand Azerbaijani goods into new markets while strategically reducing dependence on energy revenues over the long term.
Facts and Figures
Why Bern Is Reproducing Moscow’s Narratives on Karabakh
Swiss initiatives around Karabakh, presented in humanitarian terms, risk preserving the conflict’s outdated logic. By focusing selectively on Armenian return, using separatist terminology and proposing special mechanisms, Bern risks echoing Moscow’s preference for an unfinished dispute, while undermining Azerbaijan-Armenia peace efforts, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the South Caucasus.
Azerbaijan as a “Network State”: The Digital Geopolitics of the New Eurasia
Azerbaijan is steadily expanding its role from a transport and energy hub into a digital network state linking Europe and Asia through data corridors, fiber-optic infrastructure and emerging data centers. The article explores cybersecurity risks, energy advantages and human capital challenges shaping Baku’s place in the new Eurasian digital architecture.
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