Regional Context

In recent weeks, there have been certain positive signs emerging in the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Writing from Baku, Vasif Huseynov goes over the recent developments – including both the proposed 3+3 and 3+2 regional co-operation platforms – and how they are perceived by Azerbaijan, in this op-ed for KarabakhSpace.eu.

As tensions continue to grow between Baku and Tehran, Fuad Shahbazov sheds some light on  the reasons for the sharp deterioration in relations, and the likely outcome, in this op-ed for KarabakhSpace.eu.

The establishment of the 3+3 format would imperil the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs format – one of the few remaining consensus-based platforms – at a time of global turmoil, argues Lieutenant-General, Dr Hayk Kotanjian in this interview with the Executive Director of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Dr Benyamin Poghosyan, for KarabakhSpace.eu.

For 30 years, Iran has adopted a cautious approach to developments in the South Caucasus, wary of the risk of encirclement. Iran's current massive military drills on the border with Azerbaijan are meant to send a signal that Tehran has its red lines too, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu