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
Gadi Eisenkot
Reza Pahlavi
Benny Gantz
Ahmad Vahidi
Qasem Soleimani
Ali Larijani
Steve Witkoff
Ismail Qaani
Israel Katz
Locations
Mount Sabalan
Myrnohrad
natanz
North Africa
Northern Europe
Odesa
Ovče Pole
Paris
Pelagonia Plain
Persian Gulf
Points of Interest
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Articles
Логіка імперії: Як Росія використовує кордони, ідентичність та затримку
Росії не потрібно окупувати країну, щоб контролювати її. Їй потрібно лише не допустити вирішення конфлікту. Від Придністров’я до Криму, від наративної війни до фінансових систем, “Логіка імперії” показує, як утримується сучасна влада – не через завоювання, а через структурне заперечення.
Повернення до Вавилону: Мова, ідентичність та приналежність
По всій Європі мовні права гарантовані на законодавчому рівні. Але як щодо життя? Від освіти до громадянства – мова, якою ви розмовляєте, все ще може визначати вашу приналежність. Ця стаття досліджує, як обіцяють плюралізм – і як його непомітно фільтрують, ранжирують або відкидають.
Event Timeline
Collapse of the Safavid Order and Afghan Conquest of Isfahan
In 1722, Afghan forces from Kandahar captured Isfahan, ending effective Safavid rule and opening a prolonged phase of political fragmentation across Iran.
Collapse of the Soviet Union – The End of an Empire
A red flag lowered, a new world born. The collapse of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War and reshaped the global order.
Budapest Memorandum – Ukraine’s Nuclear Gamble
In 1994, Ukraine surrendered the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances. The Budapest Memorandum was a milestone in post-Soviet diplomacy – and later, a haunting example of broken promises.
Battle for Pokrovsk
Pokrovsk has become the central pressure point on the eastern front. Russian forces apply sustained pressure on the city’s flanks under foggy, drone-limiting conditions, while Ukraine holds a shrinking but functional logistics hub essential to the defence of Donetsk.
British Occupation of Hong Kong Island
British forces landed on Hong Kong Island and claimed it in the name of the Crown following the First Opium War.
The Maidan Revolution – Dignity and Defiance
The Maidan uprising — known in Ukraine as the **Revolution of Dignity** — erupted when President Yanukovych abandoned an EU agreement under Kremlin pressure. What began as a protest for European integration became a national revolt against corruption, repression, and foreign domination.
The Orange Revolution – Ukraine’s Peaceful Uprising
In late 2004, tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled the streets of Kyiv to protest a rigged presidential election. The Orange Revolution marked a turning point in Ukraine’s democratic identity and exposed the geopolitical tug-of-war between Russia and the West.
Warsaw Pact Formation – The Eastern Bloc Unites
In May 1955, the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European states signed a mutual defense treaty in Warsaw, creating the Warsaw Pact. It solidified the division of Europe and institutionalized the Soviet bloc in direct opposition to NATO.
