Tag: politics

January 29, 2025
Searching for “Western Azerbaijan”

Searching for “Western Azerbaijan”

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.

January 28, 2025
Primer: Armenia’s Ongoing Military Reforms

Primer: Armenia’s Ongoing Military Reforms

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.

December 17, 2024
Tatevik Hayrapetyan, After COP 29: What’s Fueling Aliyev's Rage?

After COP 29: What’s Fueling Aliyev’s Rage?

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.