Azerbaijan’s President Reaffirmed His Country’s Alliance With Russia By Andrew Korybko Ilham Aliyev is one of Eurasia’s most visionary leaders and Azerbaijan is playing an increasingly important role in the emerging Multipolar World Order. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed his country’s… Read More ›
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Shusha – A Testament To The Muslim World’s Rich Heritage
Shusha – Cultural Capital Of The Islamic World For 2024 And A Testament To The Muslim World’s Rich Heritage By News Desk Preservation of Islamic heritage is the need of the hour Azerbaijan’s success in restoring Shusha serves as a… Read More ›
Armenia Isn’t All That Important To Iran’s Economic And National Security
Armenia Isn’t All That Important To Iran’s Economic And National Security By Andrew Korybko Iran has ulterior motives for opposing the Zangezur Corridor. Iran’s continued opposition to the Zangezur Corridor, which was earlier analysed here and here, is predicated on the assumption that… Read More ›
Elaborating On Iran’s Continued Opposition To The Zangezur Corridor
Elaborating On Iran’s Continued Opposition To The Zangezur Corridor By Andrew Korybko This is no longer a small matter after the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador to share their concerns with him about his country’s support of this project…. Read More ›
Eurasian Connectivity Was At The Top Of The Agenda During Putin’s Trip To Azerbaijan
Eurasian Connectivity Was At The Top Of The Agenda During Putin’s Trip To Azerbaijan By Andrew Korybko The lasting outcome of his talks with Aliyev inordinately depends on the future of Azerbaijani-Iranian relations and to a lesser extent on Azerbaijani-Indian ones… Read More ›
Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Regionalization Vision Presents Obstacles And Opportunities For Russia
Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Regionalization Vision Presents Obstacles And Opportunities For Russia By Andrew Korybko Trilateral Russian-Iranian-Indian cooperation could gently balance Turkiye’s rapidly expanding influence in Central Asia. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared an ambitious regionalization vision in his de facto manifesto earlier… Read More ›
Fake News Alert: Iran Isn’t Plotting To Strike Azerbaijan
Fake News Alert: Iran Isn’t Plotting To Strike Azerbaijan By Andrew Korybko Iran knows that NATO-member Turkiye is Azerbaijan’s mutual defence ally so a wider war could easily follow if Iran strikes Azerbaijan out of the misguided desire to de-escalate tensions… Read More ›
Interpreting Iran’s Continued Opposition To The Zangezur Corridor
Interpreting Iran’s Continued Opposition To The Zangezur Corridor By Andrew Korybko This policy is self-serving and justified on false pretexts, but it’s Iran’s sovereign right to promulgate in advance of what its leadership regards as their national interests. The Iranian Supreme… Read More ›
Debunking Politico’s Claim About The Reason Why Armenia Wants To Ditch The CSTO
Debunking Politico’s Claim About The Reason Why Armenia Wants To Ditch The CSTO By Andrew Korybko Belarus’ speculative military cooperation with Azerbaijan was much less than Russia’s provably documented arms sales to that country so there’s no way that the recent… Read More ›
Armenia Will Expose Itself To Serious Risks If It Goes Through With Leaving The CSTO
Armenia Will Expose Itself To Serious Risks If It Goes Through With Leaving The CSTO By Andrew Korybko Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye might decide to forcibly “demilitarize” Armenia once Russia no longer has any CSTO mutual defence commitments to it in order… Read More ›