Participating in the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum in Georgia, Pashinyan outlined his government’s plans to cooperate with neighboring countries and open up to the world through road, rail, and energy links. Pashinyan said his landlocked country should be connected to the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caspian Sea, and the Persian Gulf as soon as possible by joining projects [...]
Posts Tagged ‘caucasus expert’
Iranian fear to Turkey’s growing influence in South Caucasus is an apparent reality


The Second Karabakh War that happened last fall has brought about the alteration of the geopolitical situation in the region of the South Caucasus. As Russia has kept its traditional strategic power along with increasing military influence in the South Caucasus, Turkey has managed to enter the region as the second regional power. Iran is [...]
A New War in Nagorno-Karabakh


A new war began between Armenia and Azerbaijan on September 27 in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. This clash became the most serious one since the Four-Day War in 2016, and it erupted with the Armenian attacks towards military and civilian targets.
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway links Asia and Europe


The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway was opened Oct. 30 in a ceremony in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey and the prime ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia, as well as delegates from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, attended the ceremony. This inauguration was described as a historical event because of the importance [...]
Azerbaijan should be careful for new provocations


Militarization of Armenia is not a new development since it became a vital agenda for the country from the independence, said Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, analyst at the Turkish Strategic Outlook analytical center. Oztarsu made the remark as he commented on news that the Armenian side has approved the deal with Russia on weapons supply to [...]