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Analyses | | Miłosz Bartosiewicz, Wojciech Górecki

The Azerbaijani aircraft crash Moscow comes under pressure from Baku

On 25 December, an Embraer E190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flying from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, where it had been redirected by Russian airspace. The accident claimed the lives of 38…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

In a cool climate controversy over the COP29 conference in Baku

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held from 11 to 22 November in Baku, represents the most significant event ever hosted by independent Azerbaijan. Approximately 72,000 individuals from nearly 200 countries have registered as…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota, Miłosz Bartosiewicz

Putin visits Baku a partnership of convenience

On 18–19 August, Vladimir Putin paid his first state visit to Baku. Official statements published by Russia and Azerbaijan emphasised the “friendly and allied” nature of their relationship, mutual respect for their territorial integrity,…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

Azerbaijan in 2024 dizzy with success

Azerbaijan’s restoration of its territorial integrity in the period from 2020 to 2023 marked the culmination of a thirty-year effort. The country’s foreign and security policy was subordinated to the overarching goal of recovering Nagorno-…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk

Russia is withdrawing its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh

On 17 April, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has begun the complete withdrawal of its peace-keeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh (now part of the territory of Azerbaijan, but which until…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Armenia between the West and the threat of war

On 5 April, an unprecedented Armenia-EU-US summit took place in Brussels, with the participation of Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The EUs ambivalent neighbours Brussels on the South Caucasus

During the current terms of office of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, both of which end in 2024, the EU has stepped up its activities in the South Caucasus in an unprecedented manner. It has become…
OSW Report | | Konrad Popławski, Sandra Baniak, Adam Michalski, Marcin Popławski

The Middle Corridor. A Eurasian alternative to Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has now been ongoing for almost two years, is not only leading to significant political re-evaluations, but is also bringing with it significant transformations in Eurasian transport routes. One of the…