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CAUCASUS BLOG: Politicians take on Emerging Europe’s powerful churches at their peril


June 27, 2025

Armenian PM offered to show the head of the church his penis to prove a point in their ongoing row. But past experience shows it’s difficult for politicians to win a church vs state standoff.

CAUCASUS BLOG: Baku's performance art of multilateralism

June 20, 2025

A critical look at Azerbaijan's Global South agenda.

CAUCASUS BLOG: Armenia feels the strain as Iran-Israel conflict upends regional order

June 17, 2025

Armenia finds itself increasingly isolated in a volatile neighbourhood, surrounded by historic foes and uncertain allies.

CAUCASUS BLOG: Azerbaijan’s sealed land borders serve power, not security

June 17, 2025

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Azerbaijan remains the only country in the region to keep its land borders closed, not only to foreign nationals but also to its own citizens.

CAUCASUS BLOG: Is it the end of the honeymoon between Azerbaijan and Russia?

January 28, 2025

Tensions have risen following diplomatic exchanges over critical media reports and an unresolved investigation into a deadly air crash involving an Azerbaijani passenger plane.

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