Nagorno-Karabakh

Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion

Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?

|ByROMAN GUREVICH
A general view shows the town of Agdam, controlled by Azerbaijani arms forces, in the region of Karabakh, Azerbaijan November 24, 2020.
Armenian girls study Jewish religious texts under the direction of Rabbi Gershon Meir Burshtein in Yerevan.

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope

Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is joined by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a trilateral signing event at the White House last Friday.

TRIPP in the Caucasus: Strategic realignment at Iran’s northern frontier - opinion

A new transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory, that will operate under Armenian sovereignty and be developed and managed by an American-led consortium

|ByAIDIN PANAHI
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2023.

Israel can draw lessons from Azerbaijan's diplomatic strategy - opinion

Azerbaijan offers a valuable and practical model, both in post-conflict recovery and in the realms of societal resilience and foreign policy.

|ByROMAN GUREVICH

Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms - Russia

The Armenians of Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, were forced to declare a ceasefire earlier this week.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023.

Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan strikes disputed region - analysis

Azerbaijan claimed it was carrying out anti-terrorist activities after a mine killed six people in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A still image from video, published by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be an attack and neutralization of the military radio-technical node of the units of the armed forces of Armenia in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this image taken from video published September 19, 2023

Armenia says Azerbaijan responds to peace proposals, big gaps remain

There appeared to be no immediate response to the offer from Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
An Azeri soldier and police officer talk as they stand guard at the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijan, December 21, 2020

Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusation of military build-up

Russia has maintained peacekeepers in the region since a 2020 war in which Azerbaijan seized back significant amounts of territory it had lost to Armenian forces in the 1990s.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the delegation attend a meeting to defuse tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Moscow, Russia, May 19, 2023.

Armenian troops killed in drone clashes with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh

In recent months, Russia has publicly backed Azerbaijan's claim to Nagorno-Karabakh and blamed Armenia for the ongoing blockade of separatist-held Karabakh.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByREUTERS
An Azerbaijani service member and a Russian peacekeeper stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Shusha (Shushi) in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020.

Russia's Lavrov says won't impose solution on Armenia, Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars in the past 30 years over Nagorno-Karabakh.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as BRICS foreign ministers meet in Cape Town, South Africa, June 1, 2023.

Armenians warn of crisis as Azerbaijan continues blockade

The main corridor connecting Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been restricted or blocked since December.

JULY 23, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Azerbaijani service member and a Russian peacekeeper stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Shusha (Shushi) in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020.

4 Armenian soldiers reported killed in Azerbaijani strikes amid talks in US

The reported strikes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region come as Armenia and Azerbaijan conduct peace talks in the US.

JUNE 28, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A view shows a damaged truck belonging to ethnic Armenian forces in an area that came under the control of Azerbaijan's troops following a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in Jabrayil District, December 7, 2020.

Stories of redemption: Jerusalem and Shusha - opinion

On May 28, Azerbaijan will celebrate its own Independence Day marking the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim world.

MAY 21, 2023ByJACOB KAMARAS
HE CITY sign for Shusha: The Azerbaijani joy surrounding the liberation of Shusha mirrors world Jewry’s sentiments on the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control in 1967, says the writer.

NJ's governor needs to support Armenian-Americans - opinion

Since the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan, a country led by the petro-dictator Ilham Aliyev, has escalated tensions with Armenia by launching an illegal war, attacking the territorial integrity of Armenia.

APRIL 16, 2023BySTEPHAN PECHDIMALDJI
NEW JERSEY GOV. Phil Murphy addresses supporters at an election night event in Asbury Park, in November 2021, when he was voted in for a second term.