Caspian Region

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to talks in Brussels to overcome tensions, EU says

Armenia and Azerbaijan Agree Ceasefire after Border Clash - Armenia

Armenian PM Accuses Azerbaijani forces of Breaching Border, Sacks Defence Minister

Migration Out of Armenia Spikes

A struggling economy and defeat in last year’s war appear to be driving large numbers of Armenians to leave the country.

Re-thinking the Baku Metro Map

Uzbekistan: Isolated Exclave Excited About New Air Link

Georgian PM Says Hunger-Striking Saakashvili Has 'Right To Commit Suicide'

Tajikistan: Trouble with the Neighbours

Uzbek President Secures Second Term in Landslide Victory

Hunger-striking Former Georgian Leader Gets Blood Transfusion - Interfax

Iran Appears to Accept Azerbaijan’s Concerns over Cross-border Supply Routes as Truckers are Released

‘Zangezur Corridor’ Closer to Realization as Armenia Readies to Normalize Relations With Turkey and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Wants World Court to Order Armenia to Hand Over Landmine Maps

Saakashvili’s Hunger Strike Goes On

Azerbaijan Retakes Offensive in Rhetorical War with Iran

Are Armenia & Azerbaijan Edging a Little Closer Towards Conflict Resolution?

Azerbaijan Jump-starts a Series of Economic Projects in its De-occupied Regions

Iran & Azerbaijan Indulge in Some Geopolitical Chest-beating

Saakashvili Pops Up and Gets Arrested In the Latest Act of Georgia’s Ever-exciting Political Theatre

Azerbaijan-Armenia: the Conflict Takes a Legal Turn

Pianist Beisembayev 'On Cloud Nine' After Winning Leeds Competition

Azerbaijan Music Day Celebrated in Shusha for the First Time

The Singer of ‘Separation’ Dies of Covid-19

Prospects of Armenia-Turkey Normalization Appear Closer Than Ever

Unlike the last time the two sides explored restoring ties, Azerbaijan doesn’t seem to be trying to play the spoiler. But questions remain about Russia’s involvement in the process.

Reaction Split on Women-Only Taxi Service in Georgia

Iran Gives a Sigh of Relief as its Navy Gets Home Safely from a Nose-thumbing Atlantic Voyage

Iran Agrees to Keep Surveillance Cameras Running for the UN’s Nuclear Watchdog

Agdam City Declared Clear of Landmines

War Games See Several Caspian Nations Sending Their Tanks into Action

Azerbaijan, Iran and Uzbekistan Celebrate a Sweep of Successes at the Tokyo Paralympics

Georgian Government Rejects EU Aid

COVID-19 Update - Russia and Central Asia

In part two of our country-by-country overview of the Caspian region’s Covid situation, we examine Russia and Central Asia

COVID-19 Update – South Caucasus and Iran

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, we examine the widely differing responses of each Caspian region country in battling the epidemic. In this, part one, we look at Iran and the South Caucasus.

Kazakhstan Defence Minister Resigns after Fatal Explosion that ‘Looked Like a Nuclear Strike’

Armenia’s North-South Artery Cut for Two Days After Border Incident

A Month of Sadarak Shootings

A flashpoint for un-Biblical burning bushes sees regular shooting incidents in a continuing low-level conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Georgia’s First-Ever Olympic Gold Medalist Charged with Premeditated Murder

A Renewed Caucasus Arms Race?

Stifling Summer Heat Brings Water Shortages to the Biggest Ethnic-Armenian City in Azerbaijan

Gold and Wind on the Borderline –the Mine and Turbines That Got Caught Up in a Frontier Dispute

Kazakh Language Police Trigger Russian Politicians

Fringe Kazakh nationalists are giving politicians in Moscow something to campaign about.

Saving the Planet While Making Cities More People-friendly: Transit-Oriented Development in a Caspian Context

Brotherly Love in Times of Trouble: Azerbaijan Sends its Top Fire-fighting Force to Turkey

Five Presidents Meet at the “Caspian’s Las Vegas”

Bringing it Home: Caspian Triumphs at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Raisi’s Inauguration: Who Came?

Ship Attacks in the Gulf of Oman. What’s Happening and Why Now?

Turkish Wildfires Are Worst Ever, Erdogan Says, as Power Plant Breached

Ceasefire Called After Three Armenian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Azerbaijan

Water Shortage Protests in Khuzestan Province Spill Over to Tehran

Russia Disconnects from Internet in Tests as It Bolsters Security - RBC Daily

More Skirmishes at Yeraskh/Heydarabad - Loose Triggers in A Sensitive Zone?

Georgian Government under Fire for Investigations into Far-right Violence

Rather than trying to punish the perpetrators of the attacks on journalists and LGBTQ+ activists, the authorities seem intent on blaming the victims.

Border Shootout - Tensions Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Erupt in Violence

Protests Continue to Fill Tbilisi Streets after Cameraman Found Dead

A New Orient Express

Azerbaijan Bans More Plastic

The country follows Georgia and Turkey in banning most disposable plastic products.

Maps for Detainees – Round 2

Tbilisi Pride Under Attack Again

Çavuşoğlu and Lavrov in Antalya

Armenia’s Battles with Industrial River Pollution

An important fight on which Armenians and Azerbaijanis share a common concern

Armenians on Trial in Baku

The United States and the Caspian: Doing All the Right Things?

Section 907 has been waived annually for the last 19 years. It's time for repeal.

“Hard-liner” Raisi and the Lowest Voter Turnout in Iranian History

It's Getting Personal... Elections in Armenia

The 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia are increasingly about two people.

Judge Sanctioned by U.S. Set to Take Over Iran Presidency

Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia Resolved to Make Karabakh Prosper, Says Erdogan

Minefield Maps - What About the Rest of Them?

At a recent rally, Armenia’s acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan admitted that the mine-maps handed over to Azerbaijan in return for the release of 15 Armenian detainees, were just a fraction of those originally held.

Deal Provides Another Important Step Towards Peace in Karabakh

ECHR Rejects Armenia's Request for Azerbaijan to Release Prisoners - AZ Foreign Ministry

Baku Reports Another Attack on Azerbaijani Positions by Armenian Army

Baku Claims Detention of Armenian Serviceman Infiltrating Azerbaijani Territory

Georgia Re-opens its Land Borders to Private Citizens

Since the start of June, Georgia’s land borders have finally reopened. Here’s a summary of what you need to know if you’re planning a trip.

Journalists and Official Killed in Landmine Explosion near Azerbaijan-Armenia Border

Baku Calls for Beginning Demarcation of Azerbaijan-Armenia Border — Foreign Ministry

Azerbaijan Intercepts Armenian Drone on the Border

Baku Backs Russia’s Proposal for Solution to Azerbaijan’s Border Dispute with Armenia — PM

Azerbaijan Urges Armenia to Refrain from Steps that Escalate Tensions in Region

Azerbaijan Arrests Armenian Soldiers amid Rising Border Tensions

Azerbaijan Denies Claims of Opening Fire at Border

Kazakhstan Rolls Out App to Control Access to Public Areas

Russia Offers to Help Demarcate Armenia-Azerbaijan Border After Incursion Row

An ‘Invasion’ or a False Flag Media Smokescreen? What’s Happening in Syunik?

Azerbaijan Dismisses Accusations from Armenia of Violating its Borders

President of Azerbaijan Says "Nagorno Karabakh" No Longer Exists

Nine Killed, Many Wounded in Russian School Shooting

Georgian Opposition Leader Walks Free After Court Ruling

Russian Military in Armenia Reinforce Areas Near Azerbaijani Border-agencies

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree Ceasefire after Border Clashes

Moscow Decries 'Unfriendly Actions' as U.S. Ends Visa Services for Most Russians