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Russia, Turkey negotiate cease-fire in Armenian-Azeri war over Karabakh
By Alex Lantier, 12 November 2020
Perhaps the greatest element of uncertainty in this still-unresolved conflict is the danger of new US wars in the region as Trump attempts a coup in Washington.
Casualties mount in Armenian-Azeri war as US-brokered ceasefire collapses
By Alex Lantier, 30 October 2020
The danger is growing that the war between the two former Soviet republics in the Caucasus could escalate into a war involving Russia, Iran, and the NATO powers.
France recalls ambassador to Turkey over Turkish criticisms of law on Islam
By Alex Lantier, 26 October 2020
The recalling of an ambassador is the most serious gesture taken between states short of a complete breakdown of diplomatic relations and war.
Danger of Russian-Turkish conflict grows as Armenian-Azeri ceasefire fails
By Alex Lantier, 19 October 2020
Casualties are rapidly mounting as heavy artillery and precision missile strikes rain down on civilian and military targets in both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Russian-brokered ceasefire in Azeri-Armenian war collapses
By Alex Lantier, 13 October 2020
Conflicts are escalating across the region, as Turkish officials supporting Azeri forces threatened to restart Mediterranean oil drilling, prompting warnings from Greece.
Turkey backs Azeri offensive on Armenia as Russia, Iran warn of escalation
By Alex Lantier, 8 October 2020
The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan threatens to escalate into a regional war involving Russia, Iran, Turkey and the entire NATO alliance.
Armenia-Azerbaijan war turns Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia into a powder keg
By Clara Weiss, 6 October 2020
The Kremlin’s central fear is that the war could reignite long-simmering regionalist, ethnic and religious conflicts on its southern borders.
As divisions erupt within NATO
Armenia, Azerbaijan bomb each other’s cities
By Alex Lantier, 5 October 2020
Both sides launched artillery or missile attacks on each other’s cities this weekend in a major escalation of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Russia, France denounce Turkey as Armenian-Azeri war escalates
By Alex Lantier, 1 October 2020
As reports emerge that Turkey is sending Syrian Islamist mercenaries to Azerbaijan to fight Armenia, the risk of a Russian-Turkish clash and a broader regional war is rising.
Armenian-Azeri war threatens to trigger Russia-Turkey clash
By Ulaş Ateşçi, 30 September 2020
Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in South Caucasus continued a third day after conflicts erupted over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenian-Azeri fighting escalates as war danger surges across Middle East
By Alex Lantier, 29 September 2020
News that Washington may withdraw its diplomats and troops from Iraq point to the rising danger of global war before the November US presidential elections.
Armenian-Azeri conflict erupts in Caucasus, threatening wider war
By Ulaş Ateşçi and Alex Lantier, 28 September 2020
A war could spiral out of control and escalate into a broader conflict between Russia, Turkey and other NATO states, potentially involving nuclear weapons.
Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes threaten broader war in Caucasus
By Ulas Atesci, 18 July 2020
The fighting threatens to escalate into a direct clash between the two Caucasian republics’ main allies, Russia and Turkey.
After four days of fighting, Azerbaijan, Armenia call Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
By Kumaran Ira, 6 April 2016
Doubts persist over how long the ceasefire will last, as the Caucasus and the Middle East have been put on edge by escalating imperialist wars and economic crisis.
Azeri-Iranian relations continue to deteriorate
By Clara Weiss, 24 June 2013
Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, strained for years, are worsening in the face of US and Israeli war preparations against Iran.
Threat of war grows in the Caucasus
By Clara Weiss, 15 June 2012
In the southern Caucasus, where US interests collide with those of Russia and Iran, there is a growing danger of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Growing tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan
By Clara Weiss, 5 June 2012
The reason for strained relations is Azerbaijan’s close collaboration with the United States and Israel in war preparations against Iran.
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