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Baku’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.

Azerbaijan employs coercive tactics to pressure Armenia into political concessions. Davit Petrosyan examines Aliyev's strategy, Armenia's vulnerabilities, and the risks of dropping legal claims. He argues that, beyond military strengthening, Armenia must develop its own coercive strategy targeting Aliyev’s key fears and vulnerabilities, effectively deterring Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s escalating rhetoric against Armenia aims to justify Baku's coercive tactics, block peace efforts and intimidate international actors. Sossi Tatikyan examines Aliyev's narratives about Western and non-Western powers and their implications for regional stability.

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.

Armenia's ongoing military reforms, initiated after the 2020 Artsakh War, focus on modernizing and professionalizing the Armed Forces to meet the country’s security challenges. The newly released 10-year Concept outlines strategies for structural transformation, improving education, incentivizing service and enhancing civilian oversight.

Analyzing the complexities of Armenia's security and strategic challenges with Azerbaijan, Davit Petrosyan examines the country’s balancing strategies, military dynamics, and geopolitical risks, offering actionable policy insights to safeguard national interests and deter escalation.

In this comprehensive article, Sossi Tatikyan examines Azerbaijani President Aliyev’s recent interviews and their implications for Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, juxtaposing his rhetoric with PM Nikol Pashinyan’s responses and broader Armenian perspectives, offering insights and analyses.

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.

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.

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.