Baku and Tashkent Strengthen a New Axis Between the Caucasus and Central Asia

Fuel disruptions, slowing wage growth and deteriorating consumer sentiment are increasingly affecting Russians’ daily lives. Macroeconomic indicators do not yet point to a crisis, but public surveys and Bank of Russia assessments indicate growing...

How Baku is reducing its dependence on Russia — and why a complete rupture still benefits neither side On Aug. 18, Azerbaijan summoned Russian Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov to the Foreign Ministry and demanded that Moscow stop threats and calls for...

The Azerbaijani president’s meeting with Viktor Yushchenko does not prove that a secret channel exists. But when viewed alongside Baku’s recent contacts with Kyiv and Moscow, it suggests that Azerbaijan’s role may gradually be changing. Officially,...

The Drone and Missile War in the Russia-Ukraine War The scale of strikes, weapon systems, air defence, destruction and economic cost The Russia-Ukraine war began as a conventional contest of artillery and tanks. Four years later, long-range missiles...