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Baku and Tbilisi will be main threat to EU power plan

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CAUCASUS

A series of Black Sea connectivity projects is a promising development for both the South Caucasus and the EU. Georgian electricity exports could play a part in reducing European…

South-eastern Europe will focus on cross-border links

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GREECE/BULGARIA/ROMANIA

The EU seeks to improve connectivity among its members and partners in South-eastern Europe, with added impetus since the invasion of Ukraine. Improved cross-border connections…

South Caucasus rail revival will bring uneven benefits

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

The two-month conflict between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces has produced a breakthrough in an unexpected area: rail routes providing the South Caucasus with new connectivity…

Armenia-Turkey rapprochement a surprise outcome of war

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ARMENIA/TURKEY

Moscow hosted the meeting, implicitly claiming the role of arbiter in the South Caucasus. The 'normalisation' initiative is an unexpected development since it follows Turkey's…

Russia has the edge in managed competition with Turkey

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RUSSIA/TURKEY

They have backed opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts and pursued different objectives there and in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the hope that conflict trends would benefit…

Russia and Iran likely to complete direct rail route

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Sanctions have constrained east-west transit through Russia and revived its interest in north-south connections to Gulf ports and India. Moscow and Tehran, each keen to circumvent…

Prospects for Belt and Road in Central Asia in 2018-22

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PROSPECTS 2018-22

Prospects Belt and Road in Central Asia.

Baku will resist a quick peace deal with Armenia

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ARMENIA

The latest round of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Geneva on March 22 ended without any concrete progress on negotiations over a bilateral peace agreement. The meeting…

Former Soviet states talk up 'Middle Corridor' route

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CENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUS

Interest in the 'Middle Corridor' was revived after Russia invaded Ukraine and expanding Western sanctions raised the commercial risk for carriers. Despite enthusiasm among…

Azerbaijan advances while Russia struggles in Ukraine

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

Reports of shelling continue despite a relative lull. Azerbaijani attacks are inside Armenia rather than around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This should have triggered a…