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Armenia’s ‘Fourth Republic’: real break with past or new political narrative?

Armenia’s ‘Fourth Republic’: real break with past or new political narrative?

Over the past week, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced what he described as the country’s new “Fourth Republic,” presenting a new constitution as the institutional foundation of a political era built around peace rather than conflict. But how reachable is that idea? And what does it say about Armenia's political landscape in broader implications?

China’s CNOOC finds more than oil in Azerbaijan’s Caspian pivot

China’s CNOOC finds more than oil in Azerbaijan’s Caspian pivot

Azerbaijan’s appeal to Chinese energy companies is increasingly measurable in ships, tonnes and transit capacity. For instance, cargo moving through the Trans-Caspian route has risen roughly fivefold in seven years to about 4.5 million tonnes, while Azerbaijan’s transport infrastructure is being upgraded to handle much larger flows between China, Central Asia and Europe.

Barrot: EU cannot accept goods from occupied West Bank

Barrot: EU cannot accept goods from occupied West Bank

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday that the European Union cannot accept products coming from territories "illegally occupied" in the West Bank, arguing that the bloc must not support such activity through trade.

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