Ivanishvili’s Armenian visit adds fuel to confrontation with SaakashviliGeorgian president's reaction is clear; his efforts to please his Muslim neighbours are collapsing now. January 19, 2013  The Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili could not but visit Yerevan, and not because of his preceding visit to Baku. The significance of Georgia's Armenian community in the country's life in far greater than that of the Azerbaijani one, and this has its reasons indeed. Saakashvili, on Turkey's advice, zealously supported the Azerbaijanis, and the Georgian Dream, now at power, is trying to minimize the Muslim influence in Tbilisi. Russia rearms Armenia for its own purposes?Decision on development of military-technical relations came as natural follow-up of closure of Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan. January 18, 2013  Russian president Vladimir Putin approved the initiative of his government to hold talks with Armenia on signing an agreement on development of military and technical cooperation. A relevant document is published on the official legal information website. Who in Baku needs Great Karabakh Wall?Construction of the 3-meter-high wall was launched in 2011 and mostly aimed to protect the front-line villages. January 11, 2013  Construction of a wall between the conflicting states has become, so to say, trendy during the past few years. Israel built a wall at the Egyptian border, Cypriote Greeks isolated themselves from the Northern Cyprus, and the U.S. is going to fence off Mexico. Baku decided to join the “trend” by building a wall between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. Aliyev still eager to hit civilian aircraftBaku should consider its actions before ordering to shoot down civilian aircraft. January 9, 2013  The year 2013 has just started, and Azerbaijan again voices threats against Stepanakert airport. According to Azerbaijani APA agency, “a high-ranking Air Force and Air Defence official who wished to remain unnamed said that the country permanently controls its air space with radar systems.” South Caucasus in 2012: almost no changesRussia will attempt to strengthen its position in Caucasus next year; this will be a challenging task, though. December 29, 2012  The year 2012 was not a special one; the civil war is ongoing in Syria, the Arab world still faces unrest, the spheres of influence are again being redistributed in the region of Greater Middle East, and it is still unclear when it ends.  New U.S. Secretary of State ends Bush legacySenator Kerry is likely to be succeeded by Senator Robert Menendez as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. December 26, 2012  U.S. President Barack Obama decided to fully refresh his administration, with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) nominated as the Secretary of State and Chuck Hagel, former Republican Senator from Nebraska as the Secretary of Defense. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and, perhaps, Attorney General Eric Holder will also be replaced. Baku is arming while the oil is not upAbundance of armament never brought anything good to Greater Caucasus. December 22, 2012  Azerbaijan has now another cause of “pride”; it is recognized one of the world’s most militarized states. Azerbaijan is ranked 8th by the annual Global Militarization Index compiled by Bonn International Center for Conversion. A key indicator representing the level of militarization of a country is the comparison of military expenditures with its GDP. The U.S. which outstrips all other states by its total military spending is placed only the 30th. Another indicator which is taken into account in the Index is the number of the reserve. Russia alarms Aliyev by refusing Gabala radar stationMoscow made the right choice by refusing Gabala radar station because of excessive lease price of $300 mln Azerbaijan claimed. December 11, 2012  The move was an expected one: Russia suspended operation of Gabala radar station located in Azerbaijan. The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan declared that “During the talks, Azerbaijan demonstrated readiness to further cooperate with Russia to extend the lease term of Gabala radar station by Moscow. However, the negotiations failed to bring the parties to a consensus over the rental price of the station.” Moscow-Baku confrontationPro-western urge along with confrontation with Russia did no good to any of the post-Soviet republics so far. December 5, 2012  The relations between Azerbaijan and Russia which have been almost normal during Dmitry Medvedev’s tenure have started to deteriorate; this is happening quite quickly and, interestingly enough, on Baku’s initiative. If the oil and petrodollars can really turn people’s heads, Ilham Aliyev seems to be playing with fire. If Adolf Hitler had a Twitter account...Ilham Aliyev seems to have studied Mein Kampf and Joseph Goebbels' quotes instead of Marxism-Leninism theory during his study at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. November 24, 2012  Azerbaijani president pursues, or rather seems to be pursuing information war against Armenia by uttering the same pompous nonsense. 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