🚨 Publication alert!

With Samuele Carlo Ayrton Abrami, we edited a dossier on the #Turkish local elections for Geopolitica.info with 7 contributions! 🇹🇷

Photo credit to Italo Rondinella
Special thanks to Nicolò Rascaglia

Download at: geopolitica.info/prodotto/geopo…

🧵 A thread to present the analyses

Ep. 13 – Simona Scotti Analysis of #Azerbaijan ’s Foreign Policy in the #CaspianSea and #CentralAsia
Tag: #SpecialEurasia Topchubashov Center #geopolitics #Caucasus #Eurasia #diplomacy
specialeurasia.com/podcast/ep-13-…

The Armenian PM's Information Department has shed light on a number of issues concerning the return of the four Azerbaijani villages, including the extent of territory Armenia will return and the future of the M16 Armenia-Georgia highway.

Thread 🧵
armenpress.am/eng/news/11351…

📌The joint #TUR 🇹🇷 #RUS 🇷🇺 Monitoring Center in #Aghdam announces its closure following the withdrawal of #RUS troops from #Karabakh . The situation on the ground changes very fast and significantly.

Russian peacekeepers are leaving Azerbaijan's Karabakh region 3.5 years after the start of their mission in the region.

Kremlin has just confirmed the withdrawal.

🚨🇮🇷Iran attacks 🇮🇱Israel
At this point, what we know is almost nothing.
Yet, we have some certainties:
1- On Monday, oil and gas prices will skyrocket
2- Hormuz and Suez will be focal points for global energy geopolitics
3- 🇪🇺EU energy security will depend on🇺🇸US supplies

'Azerbaijan’s pivot towards Central Asia is underpinned by a calculated evaluation of the region as a less risky alternative' compared to alignment Russia and the West, write Rusif Huseynov and Gulkhanim Mammadova.
rusi.org/explore-our-re…

In just the last two days:

- President of Tajikistan and the former president of Turkmenistan met in Dushambe
- Joint military exercises between 🇦🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯🇺🇿 were announced
- Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazahkhstan met in Khiva

Good times for regional cooperation

Last Sunday, Turks headed to the polls for local #elections . For the first time in twenty years, #Erdoğan ’s party lost the lead in #Türkiye , a historical win for the opposition. What does this result mean for the country?

#MEDThisWeek → ispionline.it/it/pubblicazio…

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🇹🇷 Türkiye's dual role as a NATO member and regional power shapes its engagement in the South Caucasus. As dynamics evolve, Türkiye seeks to assert its regional interests while upholding collective security frameworks.
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🇩🇪🇦🇲🇦🇿 #Germany has recently been taking central stage as a facilitator in Armenia-Azerbaijan talks. I discussed the potential of a German-led platform for dialogue in my latest commentary for commonspace.eu.

commonspace.eu/opinion/opinio…

🇹🇷🇮🇷🇮🇱🇸🇦🇦🇪 In our latest report, we explore the policies of Türkiye, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the South Caucasus, the dynamic interplay of their interests and their implications for the future.

To read the full report⬇️

top-center.org/en/reports/361…

The fallout of the #Ukraine invasion sees #Russians migrating to #Azerbaijan , albeit in smaller numbers compared to neighbouring countries. The influx brings about both potential advantages and challenges for the host country.

By Simona Scotti bit.ly/3HPFXQg

In the latest dossier published by ISPI, which anticipates tomorrow's presidential elections in #Azerbaijan , you could ready my contribution on the Russian migration to Azerbaijan in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine.

ispionline.it/en/publication…

Last summer I heard a lot about quantum computers and tech rivalry between US&China, and when the idea emerged, what about #Caucasus ? In this paper, I talk about recent developments regarding digitalization, mainly focusing on the digital 'kin' of the #MiddleCorridor .

🔴Finally out!
📌'I riflessi dell'instabilità internazionale sul Caucaso meridionale. La prospettiva degli attori esterni e la questione del Nagorno-Karabakh' (Approfondimento Geopolitica.info per OPI)
🇺🇸all'interno mio pezzo con C. Frappi e Andrea Carteny
➡️parlamento.it/osservatorioin…

Che anno è stato il 2023 per il mondo e la politica internazionale? E cosa ci aspetta nel 2024?

Nel nuovo #ExpertPanel lo abbiamo chiesto a oltre 250 esperti. Per il 57% di loro, i rapporti tra Occidente e #GlobalSouth diventeranno una sfida tra blocchi contrapposti 🧵1/5 👇

🇮🇹 On December 16, Topchubashov Center researchers Mahammad Mammadov and Simona Scotti attended the yearly ASIAC conference at La Sapienza University in Rome, delivering their speeches in a panel on conflict and security in the South Caucasus. ⬇️