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Although the cessation of armed hostilities is essential in ensuring that a ‘just’ peace is achieved, guaranteeing accountability for committing respective crimes and legal violations during a given conflict is indispensable. The Armenia-Azerbaijan case is a primary example of this, with the interests of the suffering side, in this case, Azerbaijan, not receiving enough worldwide…
The last few days have served as a useful re-cap of the current reality in the peace negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Various statements by each country’s Foreign Affairs Ministries suggest that the overall outlook on signing a peace treaty is perhaps more optimistic than ever before. However, as stated by President Ilham Aliyev during…
In a rapidly changing energy environment, where the oil and gas industries regularly face new challenges, countries are strengthening their cooperative ties and are developing closer cooperation in key areas. Azerbaijan, as a key player in the oil and gas markets, is developing such partnerships with its neighbours. Azerbaijan is broadening cooperation by not only…
An important trial process is currently underway in Azerbaijani courts concerning Armenia’s occupation and unlawful actions against Azerbaijan. Fifteen individuals are being tried for their illegal activities before and during the occupation of Azerbaijani lands. These individuals, who served as “presidents” and “ministers” of the illegal entity established in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, were arrested following…
The trials of former Armenian separatist leaders in Baku mark a long-overdue moment of accountability for decades of aggression, occupation, and destruction in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. The proceedings in the Baku Military Court are more than a legal exercise – they are a public affirmation of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over its internationally recognized territory,…
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. During the early 1990s, Azerbaijan lost a direct land connection with its exclave amid the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. As a result, the people of Nakhchivan have been living under a blockade for almost 35 years. During Soviet times, all…
Executive Summary: The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), comprising Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and observers, is leading efforts to enhance the Middle Corridor. This initiative aims to bolster regional connectivity, mitigate trade disruptions from geopolitical instability, and develop sustainable, competitive transport networks through multilateral treaties and infrastructure investments. Recent OTS summits have reinforced commitments…
Executive Summary: Armenia and Azerbaijan remain at an impasse in their ongoing peace process, facing the conditions of withdrawing international lawsuits and agreeing on a ban against third-party military forces along their border. Armenia’s constitutional claims over Karabakh and the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group remain sensitive topics. Azerbaijan insists on amending Armenia’s constitution…
The occupation and ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts in the early 1990s by the armed forces of Armenia involved immeasurable atrocities and extreme violence. Realizing that more than 700,000 people in the region would not easily flee their homes, Armenian leaders resorted to force. The ethnic cleansing carried out by…
The foreign policies of the architects of the ‘rules-based’ world order, primarily the United States and leading EU member states like France, have for decades been associated with the practice of ‘intervention.’ This includes both direct military interventions and the use of soft power. Today, however, countries are increasingly vocal in their unwillingness to allow…
