Azerbaijan’s “Western Azerbaijan” campaign uses fabricated historical claims and cultural appropriation to assert territorial ambitions over Armenia. Armine Tigranyan traces the roots, tactics and international reach of this systematic campaign of historical revisionism and cultural erasure.
In “I Die Slowly Every Day”, Swedish journalist Rasmus Canbäck offers a rare, intimate account from Artsakh before its ethnic cleansing—a powerful testament to memory, resistance, and the journalist’s role amid silence and political erasure. Review by Ani Poghosyan.
As the European Parliament demands the release of Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan in a strongly worded resolution, Baku continues to ignore the call, while Armenia’s push to finalize a peace treaty, seemingly at any cost, risks diluting the resolution’s impact and undermining potential leverage in securing justice.
Since early March, horrific massacres targeting Alawite and Christian communities have unfolded in Syria’s coastal region. A government-imposed blackout has obscured the true death toll, while international indifference enables ongoing atrocities.
The sham trials of Nagorno-Karabakh’s former leaders and other Armenian prisoners in Baku expose Azerbaijan’s state-sponsored hatred against Armenians, fueling animosity, obstructing peace efforts and reinforcing Aliyev’s authoritarian grip.
Amid ongoing conflict and fragile peace negotiations, Azerbaijan’s narrative of “Western Azerbaijan” intertwines historical revisionism, legal arguments and war rhetoric. Exploring its origins and implications, Rasmus Canbäck examines how the narrative complicates reconciliation and regional stability.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could profoundly impact U.S.-Armenia relations, raising questions about the strategic partnership, regional alliances, and the influence of his administration’s key figures on Armenian issues. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explains.
Azerbaijan leverages cultural diplomacy, sports, and economic branding to shape its international image. However, human rights abuses, authoritarianism and Armenophobia undermine its efforts, exposing contradictions in the country’s reputation-building strategies.
Davit Khachatryan’s analysis of Azerbaijan's 2021 ICJ proceedings against Armenia under CERD, explores Baku’s strategic attempt to counter Armenia's evidence-based claims, create a false equivalency, and influence the judiciary through calculated legal maneuvering.
The ICJ's recent ruling in Armenia v. Azerbaijan dismissed Azerbaijan’s objections, allowing the case to proceed on claims of racial discrimination under CERD. This landmark decision unfolds against the backdrop of the ongoing humanitarian crisis affecting Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh.
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