Armenia
President's resignation ends Armenian political calm
Armen Sarkissian's surprise resignation means there are few checks and balances left on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Armenian President Sarkissian resigns
Sarkissian had appeared frustrated by his lack of influence and the way he was left out of key negotiations.
Turkey-Armenia talks seen as key to opening up regional transit links
Yerevan will not countenance the adoption by Ankara of any of Baku’s hardline demands as a necessity for any opening of the border.
Azerbaijan president uses rare interview to threaten Armenia
The interview is thought to be Ilham Aliyev's first major appearance before local media since he succeeded his father in 2003.
Kremlin-led bloc will crush any attempts at ‘colour revolutions’ says Putin in wake of Kazakhstan unrest
Russian leader joins Kazakh president in describing violent unrest as work of foreign-backed terrorist groups
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Russian troops could be gone within week from Kazakhstan, says Tokayev’s spokesman
President steps up purge of security agency amid persistent speculation of clash with Nazarbayev clan.
Fugitive banker Ablyazov lays claim to filling opposition vacuum in Kazakhstan as president says forces will shoot-to-kill
Tokayev seeks to delegitimise protests as “terrorist” but has provided no evidence to back claim that unrest results from foreign plot.
CSTO comes out of the shadows for the first time
In Kazakhstan the Russian-dominated military alliance is conducting its first military intervention since its foundation 30 years ago.
#Kazakhstan President Tokayev calls on CSTO to send peacekeepers as protests spin out of control
Moscow-led security alliance of five ex-Soviet states has agreed to send peacekeepers to Kazakhstan where the protests have got beyond the control of the authorities.
DEATH OF THE SOVIET UNION: BOOK REVIEW – Reassessing the causes of the Soviet demise
Vladislav Zubok’s book Collapse: the fall of the Soviet Union examines the causes of the breakup of the Soviet Union and challenges the view that the collapse was inevitable.
Armenia’s new road projects: no simple endeavour
Armenia is now scrambling to improve alternative roads or construct them from scratch after the vital southern highway to Iran was seized by Azerbaijan in last year's war.
DEATH OF THE SOVIET UNION: The borders drawn in the 1920s are serving Russia well in the 2020s
Frozen conflicts along contested borders in the former Soviet space have created levers for Russian influence.
DEATH OF THE SOVIET UNION: Strong institutions are better than a strongman leader
The 30 years since the fall of communism show that strong institutions served the transition countries better than a strongman leader — despite a widespread belief to the contrary, found a webinar organised by wiiw.
DEATH OF THE SOVIET UNION: Widespread nostalgia but no going back
Many older citizens across the former Soviet Union look back nostalgically to the ‘golden age’ before the transition but few genuinely want a return to socialism.
In first ICJ rulings, Armenia largely comes out on top of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan ordered to prevent incitement of racial hatred against Armenians and protect Armenian prisoners of war.
DEATH OF THE SOVIET UNION: A green revolution brought the USSR down
The green agenda is dominating the debate today, but the importance of environmental issues is nothing new: 30 years ago it was a green revolution that brought the Soviet Union down.
Ready for war at any time in southern Armenia
After last year's war, Armenia’s southernmost province of Syunik is now bordered by Azerbaijan on two sides. Local people fear they are next.
Tehran City Council renames streets in dig at Azerbaijan
Road renamings celebrate historic Iranian links to the South Caucasus, as well as jailed Shiite group.
Large-scale Azerbaijani offensive against Armenia marks worst fighting since war
Azerbaijan and Armenia agree a ceasefire to end a large-scale Azerbaijani offensive against Armenian territory.
bneGreen: Development banks ADB, EBRD, EDB up the ante at COP26
The UN’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow has seen development banks from around the world come together to outline their contributions to a low-carbon future. Robust financial infrastructure is key to a just and efficient transition.
