Caucasus

Border hostilities seem out of sync with the momentum behind connectivity plans for the South Caucasus

Tensions between Tehran and Baku have laid bare deeper geopolitical shifts

Countries are buying Turkish-made attack drones after seeing their success in the 2020 Karabakh war

Russia is pressing Armenia and Azerbaijan to exchange rail access to boost regional connectivity, if not peace

The Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders have agreed to work on trade routes after being summoned to the Kremlin

As the first Russian peacekeeper dies, Moscow is finding that policing the peace is complicated

Russian troops have had to step in to stop renewed fighting as Azerbaijani and Armenian troops battle over territory

Tehran is forced to adapt to sudden changes on its frontier, recognising its limited options and the risk of spillover