Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s top cleric under fire for pro-Iran remarks
The remarks earned the country’s senior Islamic official a rebuke from a senior adviser to Turkey’s president and a smear campaign in Azerbaijani pro-government media.
Azerbaijani government silent on phone spying revelations
The list of journalists and activists reportedly spied on using the Israeli-made Pegasus software continues to grow. But Baku is keeping quiet.
Turkmenistan: Going for gold
Ashgabat has great confidence these days in its Europe-bound exports. Plus, a mysterious tragedy on the Afghan border. Eurasianet's weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Azerbaijani journalist targeted with Pegasus spyware ‘ready to take fight to European courts’
Phone number of Sevinj Vaqifqizi one of 50,000 worldwide discovered on leaked database that appears to implicate a dozen governments.
Perspectives - What to expect from the new Iranian president – a view from the Caucasus
The election of a hardliner could augur a more security-oriented approach by Tehran toward Armenia and Azerbaijan.
ING: OPEC+ fails to come to a deal
The standoff between the UAE and the rest of OPEC+ continues, with Monday’s meeting cancelled. In theory this means that OPEC+ output will remain unchanged in August, which would be bullish for prices in the short term.
Under half of emerging Europe economies to achieve full recovery in 2021
EBRD says recovery from the coronacrisis is progressing faster than expected, but many emerging Europe economies won’t return to 2019 levels of GDP until 2022.
Turkish firms benefit from Azerbaijan’s victory
Following the victory over Armenia, Azerbaijan has thanked Turkey by awarding several multimillion-dollar contracts to companies close to the Turkish president.
Erdogan pays historic visit to post-war Nagorno-Karabakh
Analysts will watch for any continuation or further toning down of Turkey's aggressive foreign policy in wake of Turkish president's meeting with Joe Biden.
International Crisis Group releases new field-researched report on Karabakh
ICG says the "fragility" of the ceasefire has already been highlighted by tensions that "flared in mid-May as Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed new positions established by Azerbaijani forces" close to their shared border.
Armenian PM Pashinian offers son in POW swap with Azerbaijan
Son posts on Facebook he is ready to take part in swap. Pashinian's offer comes in response to words of political opponents amid launch of Armenian general election campaigning.
No football frenzy in Emerging Europe's Euro 2020 host cities
Host cites to raise their profiles just as international travel starts to revive, but little hope of the usual tourism and consumer spending bonanza.
Armenia and Azerbaijan suspend “corridor” talks
Yerevan said there was no point in discussing new transportation routes with Azerbaijan while there was so much tension along their border. Baku’s response was curiously muted.
Turkey ‘possibly behind world’s first battlefield killing by autonomous combat drone’
UN report identifies use of ‘killer robot’ Kargu-2 in Libya skirmish.
Top-down Shusha reconstruction facing opposition from Azerbaijanis
The government has moved quickly to restore the city it has declared its cultural capital, but the lack of transparency has raised concern.
Nagorno-Karabakh: in the aftermath of war, Armenia faces an unpalatable choice
More than six months have passed since the “second Karabakh war” came to an abrupt end with Armenia all but defeated. The ceasefire left many questions unresolved. Anxieties for Armenians are at fever pitch ahead of a snap election.
bneGREEN: GECF rejects IEA call to end upstream investment
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has rejected the findings of the IEA report released last week, instead projecting that gas will increase its share in the global energy mix to 28% from 23% today.
Armenia asks Moscow-led CSTO to respond to Azerbaijan’s ‘provocative troop incursions’
France’s president Macron and US congressman Schiff express support for Yerevan.
Azerbaijani forces 'advance 3 km into Armenia'
Armenian security council meets. Acting PM stresses there have been no exchanges of fire as Yerevan works to resolve situation peacefully.
Turkey's "crazy" canal would impact Eurasian trade, geopolitics
The project threatens the delicate regional military balance.
