By Shota Apkhaidze, President of Caucasian Center for Islam Studies The following speech was held at the Security Conference on the South Caucasus, organized by the National Strategy Center (USMER), convened on April 22, 2026, in Ankara Türkiye. Contrasting the Heartland and Rimland, Spykman stated: • Whoever controls the Rimland dominates Eurasia; • Whoever dominates Eurasia controls the destiny of ...
The Security Conference on the South Caucasus, organized by the National Strategy Center (USMER), has concluded. The international conference—which addressed topics such as the historical role of the Türkiye, Russia, and Iran trio alongside Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, as well as regional developments, historical processes, and the energy crisis—was successfully completed with the participation of numerous ambassadors, economic, and political ...
By Yıldıran Acar On Friday, August 8, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a historic agreement at the White House, at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the agreement, the Zangezur Corridor will be leased to the United States for a period of 99 years and will be named “Trump Route ...