The outcome of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has resulted in border shifts and political changes in the Caucasus region. Although the Azeri forces won, they found themselves in a completely new… Continue reading "Iran And Azerbaijan Tensions Rise Amidst Exercises At Their Borders"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 August)"
Due to rising tensions in the region in recent weeks, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the Azerbaijani border. The announcement came as General Rustam… Continue reading "Russian Peacekeepers Deployed To The Tavush Region On The Armenian-Azerbaijan Border"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt Defense… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26 – 30 July)"
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense has denied media reports that ceasefire violations that have been ongoing for a week along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border have now spread into the Lachin Corridor. Instead,… Continue reading "Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Clashes Continue Into Second Week"
Following the NATO Summit in Belgium, Turkey’s President Erdoğan traveled to Azerbaijan. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev greeted Erdoğan in Fuzuli and afterwards the two leaders then traveled together to… Continue reading "Erdogan And Aliyev Sign The Shusha Declaration In Azerbaijan"
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 12 June, that it had released 15 Armenian citizens it had previously detained, in exchange for Armenian maps of the location of 97,000… Continue reading "Azerbajian Releases 15 Armenians For Location Of 97,000 Land Mines"
It has been, quite frankly, a heck of a year, I think anyone reading this will agree. Obviously, the world-wide pandemic has dominated headlines, with the disease having a major… Continue reading "2020 – The Year’s Defense News In Review"
Family members of missing Armenian servicemen broke into the Ministry of Defense compound in Yerevan yesterday, amidst renewed protests calling for the Armenian government to put more effort into repatriating… Continue reading "Family Members Of Missing Armenian Servicemen Break Into Ministry of Defense Compound"
The recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has already led to condemnation against both sides for their actions; both are accused of the indiscriminate use… Continue reading "Atrocities Alleged to be Continuing in Nagorno-Karabakh Despite End of War"