In 2024, Armenia and Azerbaijan transitioned peace talks to a bilateral framework but failed to finalize a treaty. Despite progress on border delimitation, tensions persisted, with Azerbaijan’s threats and disputes over arms procurement, regional communications, and POWs. Meanwhile, normalization with Turkey stalled. Hranoush Dermoyan explains.
Escalating his anti-Armenian rhetoric at COP 29, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also broadened his attacks on Western institutions. Coupling state propaganda with inflammatory speeches, he framed the West as complicit in regional instability and intensifying tensions to deflect attention from his authoritarian regime.
The war of attrition being waged by Israel against Iran and its regional allies reflects the rapid shifts taking place, often to Tehran's disadvantage. How is Tehran responding? Tigran Yegavian explains.
Ahead of COP29, Azerbaijan has intensified its repression of dissent, arresting activists and silencing critics to project an image of peace. Rasmus Canbäck examines how Azerbaijan’s “Policy of Intimidation” serves as a tool to stifle internal opposition and manipulate international narratives.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 25: Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet on the sidelines of the BRIC summit; Armenia and Azerbaijan ratify regulations governing joint border commissions; a senior U.S. official delivers a letter from President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and more.
In response to France’s criticism of Azerbaijan’s coercive tactics against Armenia and the deepening France-Armenia partnership, Baku has escalated its information warfare against Paris. Sossi Tatikyan examines how Azerbaijan exploits anti-colonial narratives against France among Sub-Saharan African nations.
Russia and Azerbaijan's failure to uphold key commitments in the November 9 trilateral statement, which ended the 2020 Artsakh War, resulted in the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian population. Four years on, one particular article continues to fuel tensions in the region.
A recent resurgence of inflammatory rhetoric and aggressive propaganda against Armenians by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, accompanied by a firm rejection of peaceful dialogue, raise significant concerns for stability in the South Caucasus. Tatevik Hayrapetyan explains.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 11: Russian border guards to withdraw from checkpoint at Armenia-Iran crossing starting January 1, 2025; Armenia’s Government submits regulation governing joint operations of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border commissions to parliament for ratification; Armenia’s Anti-corruption Court is investigating several new cases of illegally acquired property by former officials and more.
At Dubai Airport, a Yerevan-bound flight boards beside one for Baku. Karena Avedissian writes about how an outburst from a fellow Armenian traveler reflects the lingering trauma of war and ethnic cleansing.
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