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Three leaders—Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan—shake hands across a conference table in the White House during the trilateral meeting that resulted in the signing of the joint Declaration establishing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) corridor on August 9, 2025

Armenia at the crossroads: TRIPP, Zangezur and the New Geoeconomics of the Caucasus

09/10/202503/12/2025

TRIPP, Zangezur and the New Geoeconomics of the Caucasus reveal how Armenia, long isolated by geography, may turn from a landlocked state into a vital hub of regional connectivity

A close-up of Armenian and European Union flags displayed together inside a modern glass-ceiling building, symbolizing Armenia’s potential EU integration

Armenia’s EU bid tests Russia’s waning grip in the Caucasus

01/04/202504/04/2025

With Moscow’s influence waning, Armenia advances its EU bid through parliament, balancing Russian retaliation fears against growing public demand for European ties

CAUCASUS

Armenia at the crossroads: TRIPP, Zangezur and the New Geoeconomics of the Caucasus

Armenia’s EU bid tests Russia’s waning grip in the Caucasus

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