Azerbaijan

The house of Kifayet Mammadova, destroyed by shelling. (Photo: Famil Mahmudbeyli)

Civilians on the Front Line

Azeris living close to the fighting mull costs of war.

6 Apr 16

Arastun Orujlu, director of the East West Research Centre in Azerbaijan. (Photo: Arastun Orujlu)

Could Karabakh Violence Spur New Peace Talks?

Analyst weighs possible next steps parties may take if newly-agreed truce holds.

6 Apr 16

Heavy fighting between the armies of Nagorny Karabakh and Azerbaijan on the frontline, April 3, 2016. (Photo: Photolure Agency)

Concerns Grow Over Nagorny Karabakh

Dozens have been killed in most serious fighting since the 1994 ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

5 Apr 16

Before going to the front, Armenian volunteers receive ammunition and combat uniforms. (Photo: Photolure Agency)

Karabakh Forces Mobilise

Volunteers flock to join the army as tensions continue to escalate.

4 Apr 16

Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Centre. (Photo courtesy of R. Giragosian)

Karabakh Crisis Mounts

Analyst warns that latest violence may mean conflict has reached new ‘tipping point’.

4 Apr 16

Anar Mammadli (R), a prominent human rights defender was one of the pardoned detainees. (Proto: Ismi Shahzade)

Explaining Azerbaijan's Surprise Prisoner Amnesty

Move interpreted as an attempt to deflect international criticism of Baku’s´s poor human rights record.

22 Mar 16

Water Politics Angers Armenia

Yerevan accuses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of taking a pro-Baku stance.

22 Feb 16

The Grand Bazaar in Tehran: the end of sanctions brings hope for economic growth. (Photo: Regina Jegorova-Askerova/IWPR Georgia)

South Caucasus Hopeful for Closer Ties with Iran

The Islamic Republic's re-entry into international markets may inject new life into the region’s economy.

15 Feb 16

Shuttered: currency exchange offices closed their doors following the devaluation. (Photo: Vafa Zeynalova)

Azerbaijanis Struggle After Currency Devaluation

Amid falling oil prices, Baku has abandoned the manat´s peg to the dollar and let the manat tumble.

18 Jan 16

Armenian tanks on manoeuvre in Karabakh. December 2015. (Photo: Armenian president's website)

Armenia-Azerbaijan: More Talk, More Shooting

At rare meeting, two presidents agree that current escalation is a bad thing, but will they do anything to stop it?

24 Dec 15

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