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On June 29, Azerbaijan’s newly established Digital Development Council held its first meeting, highlighting the country’s priorities in the field of artificial intelligence. The agenda largely reflected the AI Roadmap 2025–2028 adopted last year, placing particular emphasis on digital development, the creation of AI ecosystems, and attracting foreign investment. Another area that received significant attention,…
Throughout August, the United States seemed to be gradually gaining the initiative in the war with Iran. However, September produced precisely the opposite result: Tehran forced Washington into a new escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, while the Iran-backed Houthis launched a rapid offensive in Yemen. The latter development increasingly appears to be intended as…
Among the diverse regions of the former Soviet Union, the Caucasus is perhaps the one most often associated with historic territorial disputes and conflict due to its complex geography. While there has been substantial progress in the Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute, the conflict in Abkhazia and South Ossetia has remained unresolved for more than three decades. Even…
On June 15, the United States and Iran electronically signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war in the Persian Gulf and open the door to further negotiations toward a comprehensive peace agreement. The two sides are set to formally sign the deal in Switzerland on June 19. After 40 days of military clashes,…
Contemporary Iranian-Afghan relations are characterized by a combination of strategic pragmatism, security competition, and economic interdependence. Despite persistent tensions over transboundary water resources, refugee flows, border clashes, terrorism, and cross-border criminal activities such as drug and arms trafficking, both states continue to maintain practical cooperation in trade, transit, infrastructure, and regional connectivity. The relationship is…
On the 25th of May 2026, Georgian prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced in a press conference that Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, will begin operations in Georgia with a digital version of the Georgian Lari; GEL₮. The new cryptocurrency will be pegged to the Georgian Lari with a value of 1:1. With this new…
A Calculated Impasse On April 22, 2026, Russian oil started flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline to Europe, with reparations works handled by Ukrainians after a rupture amidst the events of the war. Yet, after a series of reports, it was confirmed that Russia would halt the passage of Kazakh oil sent to Germany through…
Het Groningenveld (the Groningen gas field) is the biggest gas field in Europe and belongs to the top 10 biggest gas fields in the world with around 2.800 billion m³ of gas. Since the 19th of April 2024, the gas field has been closed and it has been forbidden to extract new gas in this…
Last week, Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan in a rather unexpected manner paid a visit to Moscow, reportedly fixed at his own request. During his visit, Armenian leader was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (Aysor.am, April 1). Arguably, the visit was dictated by the pre-election logic: Pashinyan, routinely accused…
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani has just concluded his three-day mission in China, where he met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi together with the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao in Beijing. The diplomatic meeting was part of the continuation of the 2024–2027 Italy–China Three-Year Action Plan, which was signed by…
