Armenia’s European Bet and the Limits of Visa Liberalization
Visa liberalization with the European Union has become one of the most visible symbols of Armenia’s westward turn. Yet visa-free travel by itself offers neither economic integration nor access to the European labor market, while the political conditions surrounding the process are likely to become more demanding as Yerevan moves closer to Brussels. Armenia’s more consequential strategic choice may therefore lie not between Europe and Russia, but in whether it…
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Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia can only stabilise if Moscow abandons outdated notions of regional hierarchy.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.
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Azerbaijan’s Peacekeeping Role in a Changing Security Order
Azerbaijan’s peacekeeping policy reflects continuity rather than realignment. Drawing on experience in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and UN missions, Baku is assessing future roles through a pragmatic lens: national interest, operational safety, strategic autonomy and cooperation with international institutions without compromising sovereign decision-making or regional balance in a shifting security order.
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Swiss initiatives around Karabakh, presented in humanitarian terms, risk preserving the conflict’s outdated logic.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.
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