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Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Moscow, March 15 2022. Credit: @Amirabdolahian via Twitter.

Iran Gives Russia Two and a Half Cheers

May 13, 2022
By Emil Avdaliani

Iran’s rulers enthusiastically seek to destroy the liberal world order and therefore support Russia’s aggression. But they can’t manage full-throated support.

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The militaries of Azerbaijan and Turkey hold the combat operation phase of the "Unshakable Brotherhood-2021" joint operational-tactical exercise. Credit: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Unhappy Iran Battles for Lost Influence in South Caucasus

October 14, 2021
By Emil Avdaliani

Tension with Azerbaijan dies down but underlying differences are likely to widen

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Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on the sidelines of ASEAN ministerial events, Singapore, August 2, 2018 Credit: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

China and Russia Build a Central Asian Exclusion Zone

June 15, 2021
By Emil Avdaliani

China and Russia are about to introduce a new order in Central Asia while the West is preoccupied elsewhere

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Photo: MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 26, 2021: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives a press conference following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Reception House. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Credit: TASS.

Russia Cheers as Iran’s ‘Death Commissioner’ Prepares for Presidency

June 8, 2021
By Ben Dubow

The likely victory of an arch-hardliner raises fears in neighboring Turkey

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Photo: The ministers of foreign affairs and other officials from the P5+1 countries, the European Union and Iran while announcing the framework of a Comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Europe’s Role in Reconstituting the Iran Nuclear Deal

April 19, 2021
By Aaron Allen

With indirect talks now resumed between the U.S. and Iran, Europe holds the key to a successful outcome.

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Photo: President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan (right) signs a bilateral agreements with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, February 25, 2020. Credit: President Administration of Azerbaijan

With Friends Like These

October 13, 2020
By Cordelia Buchanan Ponczek

Turkey’s brinksmanship in the South Caucasus puts a spotlight on tensions within NATO.

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