Chips for peace: How the United States turned NVIDIA into a diplomatic tool in the South Caucasus

Armenian authorities are stepping up efforts to counter Russian information influence, while the state-run Sputnik Armenia news agency is increasingly voicing sharp criticism of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s foreign policy and the process of...

By opening the European market to Armenian goods, the EU is responding to Russian pressure — but replacing Russia will not be easy In geopolitics, fresh tomatoes, apricots and a bottle of brandy can sometimes prove no less persuasive than diplomatic...

The banking systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia operate in the same region, but their relationship with money is different: Baku banks live in the shadow of the oil economy, Tbilisi under the influence of foreign currency, and Yerevan under...

The economic price of peace: Who gains from opening borders and transport links In December 2025 the merchandise of peace was strikingly mundane: 22 railway tank cars filled with AI-95 petrol. SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company, sent 1,220 tonnes...