Azerbaijan
Intro
Its transit infrastructure links Central Asia to European markets. The state uses oil and gas revenue to build infrastructure and maintain regional influence.
Background
The 2020 war restored control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Diplomatic leverage now stems from pipelines and logistics.
History
Present Day
Future Outlook
Energy revenue, regional diplomacy, and infrastructure integration define Azerbaijan’s trajectory.
Map
Topics
Persons
Mohammad Bagheri
Ebrahim Raisi
Benny Gantz
Ahmad Vahidi
Steve Witkoff
Ismail Qaani
Qasem Soleimani
Ali Larijani
Israel Katz
Locations
Nepal
North Korea
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Niger
Romania
Syria
Burkina Faso
Mali
Kazakhstan
Articles
Why Iran Is Running Out of Water
Iran’s water crisis is driven by groundwater depletion, inefficient agriculture, and climate stress.
Iran’s Retaliation in Cold War Mode
How Tehran could turn confrontation in the Gulf into a strategic cost trap.
A European Covenant Draft for Peace in Ukraine
A complementary framework for long-term stability
Empire Thinking on Greenland
Why strategic access is sufficient — and why ownership rhetoric persists
The Hong Kong fire will change China’s Real Estate sector
China’s real estate sector is shaped by deeper pressures than market cycles alone.
Demographics, oversight consistency, due-diligence gaps and investment confidence now intersect in ways that define the sector’s next phase.
Pokrovsk: Logistics, Pressure and the Geometry of the Eastern Front
Pokrovsk has become the most stressed point on the eastern Ukrainian front.
China’s Fourth Plenum — Xi Tightens Control as Party Sets Course for the Next Five Years
Planning the future – the news between the lines.
Books To read for summer 2025
A summer reading list for those tracing the fractures of empire, freedom, and the European condition.
Event Timeline
Polish-Lithuanian Rule over Ukraine
Before Moscow, there was Lublin. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth laid the groundwork for Western Ukrainian identity — and for centuries of contested rule.
