Following the release of detainees, it's now crucial to return to the peace talks. In this piece for @ForeignAffairs, I discuss several issues that need resolution, including the security of the Arm-Az state border and the fate of the transport corridor.

RT @giocomai: Important (and timely!) contribution by @Olesya_vArt: .> "Nagorno-Karabakh and the Collapse of Russia’s Peacekeeping Mission:….

RT @CivilNetTV: This article was originally published on the LSE Conflict and Civicness Research Group blog under the title “Nagorno-Karaba….

RT @LSE_CCRG: Our new blogpost from @Olesya_vArt warns that without a clear mandate, international backing, and en….

Every conflict comes with side costs. Here’s one the EU now has to shoulder 👇.

RT @AGOSgazetesi: 📌"ABD'nin Ermenistan'da koridor teklifi nihai bir plan değil, geniş kapsamlı bir fikir". ▪️Güney Kafkasya çatışma uzmanı….

RT @CivilNetTV: U.S. proposal for Armenia-Azerbaijan route is a broad concept, not a finalized plan, expert says. The United States has pre….

RT @HovhanNaz: “Washington presented a broad idea, not a technical blueprint,” @Olesya_vArt stressed, adding that the lack of details leave….

Have a listen to this moving story of an Armenian family finding their old home and relatives in Turkey - and building bonds with a community later hit by the 2023 earthquake. Try not to tear up.

The EU continues to invest in the people of a region that too often makes headlines only for transit corridors, shootings and major security threats.

RT @HovhanNaz: Pashinyan spox: the option mentioned by the U.S. Ambassador [to Turkey] is not possible

Armenia's Pashinyan is in Brussels shortly after the public announcement about the New Partnership Agenda - it is expected to take relations and cooperation with the European Union to a completely new level, hopefully paving the way for the future formalization of closer ties.

Even without any concrete announcements, the fact that they met and discussed key issues is significant in itself - that alone marks a major step forward.

You can tell what’s on the agenda by who’s in the delegation — especially the key negotiators on transport routes seated closest to the leaders.

If you're trying to make sense of all the noise around Armenia lately — including on this platform, which has become a cozy home for nameless bots and loud accusers — here’s something that might help.

RT @CEIP_Politika: Armenia is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to Türkiye, betting that improved ties could either unlock a peace deal….

6/ More details in my latest for Carnegie Politika @CEIP_Politika:

5/ But this was more than symbolism. Yerevan is betting that progress with Ankara might help secure a fairer outcome in peace talks with Baku, including on the issue of transit routes - or at least prevent another dangerous escalation at the border.

4/ For Armenia, the stakes are just as high. Its leadership recently made a historic first official visit to Turkey - a bold step to build trust and keep dialogue alive.

3/Turkey, Azerbaijan’s closest regional ally, is clearly interested. A reopened border would grow Ankara’s influence in the South Caucasus and bring new economic and strategic gains.

2/ One way this could happen? A formal peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan - a breakthrough that could reshape regional security and reopen the door for normalizing Armenia–Turkey ties.