Opting for Kazakhstan to host the next Armenia-Azerbaijan MFA mtg might be a sensible compromise solution, given Moscow's aversion to Western platforms assuming dominant roles, as Kerim HAS highlights.
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Kerim also discusses President Tokayev's recent…

This rivalry will not go away easily. Many questions loom. Do we have a shared understanding of the European pillar, i.e., are non-EU Allie’s like 🇹🇷 included? What about the impact of the Cyprus problem on NATO-EU rels or the future of transatlantic rels under a Trump 2 era?

Azerbaijan is in the global spotlight more than ever, with a lot on its plate.

During my recent visit to Baku for the international forum of ADA University and AIR Center I observed three interconnected agenda items:

* Hosting COP29 (the UN Climate Change Conference), which…

#PeaceBegins when environmentalists get together!🌱

This weekend, #UNFICYP Civil Affairs facilitated a meeting of environmentalists from both communities in #Cyprus to discuss topics like biodiversity, coastal development & waste management and its impact in Lefke/a. #Earthday

A deep and layered text issued today commemorating 24 April by PM Pashinyan on the “internal Armenisation of the Meds Yeghern”
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In Baku now: “It is realistic to reach an agreement with Armenia by COP29” (November), says President Aliyev.

My Twitter (X) homepage is churning with posts by Turkish advocates of improved relations with the EU expressing disillusionment about the latest EU Council conclusions which effectively linked any progress on Turkey-EU relations to the progress of Cyprus talks on RoC terms.…

Our new commentary Crisis Group offers ideas about how diplomats could get better results from talks with the Taliban. So far, negotiations with the Taliban have failed to make their regime more politically inclusive or respectful of women’s rights. 1/ crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asi…

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🚨Still, further Israel-Iran escalation is not inevitable. All sides are now in a position to step back and they should do so.…

Given our recent work on the mental health crisis in Syria, combined with the distress we can all feel in and around Gaza, I wanted to share some very practical observations on the psychological effects of conflict, through the lens of 'trauma'. 🧵

Following a strategic debate on EU-Turkey during the European Council summit on 17-18 April, the council is anticipated to urge for progress on the Commission & the High Representative’s joint communication reg. the state of 🇪🇺🇹🇷 political, economic & trade relations.

Nine years ago today (15 April 2015) was my first day of work at Crisis Group

The turbulence of Turkey and its neighbourhood has been quite like a roller coaster.

How will Tehran retaliate for the consular strike? Failure to respond can be seen as weakness, yet even a calculated response can set into motion an “escalatory trap.”