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Caucasian intelligence keeps watch on para-diplomacy initiative for Karabakh conciliation 

As Baku and Yerevan take tentative steps towards reconciliation on a path disrupted by skirmishes on the front-line, an EU-funded Dutch NGO led by a British consultant is trying to use para-diplomacy to help bring the two countries closer together.

Russia's FSB tightens its grip in Armenia 

After its invason of Ukraine, European governments are nervous about Moscow stirring separatist tensions in other countries, such as Moldova. But the Caucasus remains the sensitive spot, with Russia strengthening its ties with Armenia's intelligence services.

The fate of Nagorno-Karabakh hinges on the war in Ukraine  Free

Baku is walking on eggshells trying to maintain a delicate diplomatic equilibrium between the normalisation process begun with Yerevan, its partnership with Turkey and a brand new rapprochment with Moscow. Meanwhile, on the ground, an information war is quietly being waged.

Old-fashioned psyops in Nagorno-Karabach 

While the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continues, both countries' [...]

French defence companies reconfigure sales networks in Caucasus 

Despite promising prospects and a line-up of shiny new agents, French defence companies are struggling to make headway in Azerbaijan.

Yerevan woos Tel-Aviv in security field 

After years of chilly relations, Armenia is trying to get on better military and intelligence terms with Israel, which to date has always favoured its strategic relationship with Azerbaijan.

Over-armed Caucasus 

French President Nicolas Sarkozy carefully avoided discussions about arms sales during his flying visit to the Southern Causcasus on October [...]

French observers who accompanied French Humanitarian Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner [...]