Oct 11, 2017

Another Year, Another One Caucasus

Natiq Rhythm Group (Azerbaijan), Tserakvi, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2017

After covering last year’s One Caucasus Festival for Meydan TV there was no way I was going to miss this year’s. That was just as well as there was definitely more international media interest in the event that brings Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians together in a small, somewhat isolated village located about two hours away from Tbilisi.

Follow the links for my pieces on EurasiaNet, Meydan TV, and Stratfor.

Armenia-Azerbaijan Dialogue – Flogging a Dead Horse?

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Even though many believed a second Trump presidency was unlikely or even impossible, his re-election last November demonstrated how many people prefer to favour dreams over reality, transforming fears into self-fulfilling prophecies. This is a situation that can best describe how Track II diplomacy in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has been conducted over time.

Can Pashinyan’s “Real Armenia” Satisfy both Baku and Armenian voters?

Mar 5, 2025

The Center of Analysis of International Relations has just published my latest on the continuing impasse and discussion on Baku’s demand to remove the current preamble to Armenia’s Constitution that I’ve been consistently covering since late January last year. This has also includes pieces mentioning attempts by various commentators in Armenia and Azerbaijan including AIR’s Farid Shafiyev.