Azerbaijan

The South Caucasus is the crossroads between resource-rich Central Asia and resource-hungry European economy. Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan will foster the prosperity not just of the Armenians and Azerbaijanis but of all Eurasia. The resounding victory of Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh War of 2020 created an historic opportunity to turn the page, to leave hostilities behind and normalize relations based on international law.

Eurasia expert Silvia Boltuc told Newsweek a new Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict could "dramatically threaten" the International North-South Transport Corridor.

We ask for everyone to take notice of autocratic regimes attacking Armenians with impunity.

The United Nations has grown from 51 independent nations upon its founding to an impressive 193 member countries—a great step forward for self-determination. But on occasion, it has also unintentionally validated, through paralysis and inaction, authoritarian states persecuting ethnic minorities.

If the blockade continues, mothers will need to prepare for war. But these mothers want to prepare for peace.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has previously signaled his discontentment with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As in 1453 with the siege of Constantinople, the destiny of regions, continents, and value systems lies in brittle balance.

One of Putin's closest allies is facing increasingly bold attacks as Russian armies continue to falter in Ukraine.

Since Monday, 120,000 ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave have been held under siege as Azerbaijan has blocked the humanitarian Lachin corridor, their only link to Armenia and the outside world, and cut off their gas supply as temperatures plummet to freezing levels.

Vladimir Putin appeared to drop his pen after a surprising announcement from his Armenian counterpart at a CSTO summit.

A summit off the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) ended without Armenia agreeing to a joint declaration.

In the wake of the latest carnage in the south Caucasus, the West seems inclined to step gingerly into a void left by Russia, a former regional arbitrator that is currently distracted elsewhere. That's good—but now the West must take real action and call a spade a spade. Any potential peace without justice is unlikely to hold.

Despite overwhelming evidence, the Biden administration has done next to nothing in holding Azerbaijan accountable and keeping them in check.

The Azerbaijanis attacked deep inside Armenian territory with artillery and drones, its ground forces advancing into the town of Jermuk. Civilian homes were damaged and destroyed, and border posts were overrun, including the post where Apetyan was stationed. In the aftermath, an Azerbaijani soldier published horrific visuals of the destruction on Telegram.

Both countries have met leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan after clashes broke out earlier in September.

Photos show Putin standing in front of a Russian flag as he waits for the leaders of Turkey, Azerbaijan, India and Kyrgyzstan to arrive and meet him.

Azerbaijan and Armenia began fighting on Tuesday, while Kyrgyzstan accused Tajikistan of new shelling after the two ex-Soviet states reached a ceasefire deal.

Russia's leader faces criticism as he delays peacekeeping initiatives after Armenia issued a plea for help in its conflict with Azerbaijan.

It has been a week of sleepless nights in Armenia, but the renewed violence in the Caucasus should concern people all over the globe as well.

As the Russia-led CSTO alliance agreed to send a mission to Armenia amid its latest clash with Azerbaijan, violence erupted between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Fighting recently broke out along the border of the two countries in western Asia, creating concern that older conflicts could be reignited.

A century-long border conflict gets a wider wedge from the war in Ukraine. The move cozies Armenia with Putin and any new Soviet reunion.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in Moscow on Monday but only Belarus's leader showed support for the Ukraine war.

Rewarding despots like Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan with foreign aid, sends the wrong message to the world.

"Azeri forces are attacking Armenian soldiers in Artsakh at the moment while I'm speaking," an Armenian parliament member told Newsweek.

The computer scientist's groundbreaking work has formed the basis of several modern technologies from facial recognition and subway systems to stock trading.

The potential exists for the ICJ to set a precedent for the protection of cultural heritage.

"To take a photo with the product of another country is no honor," Iranian Revolutionary Guard deputy commander-in-chief General Ali Fadavi said.

He ripped out the restaurant's computer terminals, smashed glassware, threw chairs and said, "We came to kill you! We will kill you!"

Azerbaijan state oil company SOCAR claimed none of its facilities were damaged in the fire, but the effect on local wildlife remains unclear.