Eurasia News

  T he election of  Donald Trump   as the new President of the United States introduces a new global reality.  Elon Musk  is emerging as the spokesperson for the new American foreign policy and the ongoing internal restructuring in the US. The United States is facing numerous domestic challenges while striving to reassert strong leadership on the global stage. The new American administration’s first major test will be bringing an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Following these actions, its approach to Russia and China will become clearer. While the Western Balkans will certainly not be a priority for American foreign policy, the complex situations in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina will need to be addressed, particularly as tensions in North Macedonia continue to escalate. It remains to be seen how the new American administration will view individual countries in the Western Balkans, with particular attention on its stance toward Serbia . The questio...

  W hen I was invited to visit Azerbaijan, with the invitation of The Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA), I had no doubts that this would be a great opportunity to provide some insights of what I believe is just and important to work toward reconciliation between two destined to be neighbour countries.   The observations and findings that I would line up in this paper, are not only as result of my two extensive weeks throughout the country, numerous interviews with individuals as well as several visits in the sites, but as result of a much earlier interest in the region which of course culminates during my time serving as Ambassador of the Republic of Albania in Azerbaijan, 2023-2016.   A brief history of modern Azerbaijan  (known by the ancient name as Caucasian Albania).  Azerbaijan, located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, has a rich history shaped by its geog...