Editor’s note: Moses Becker is a special political commentator for News.Az. He holds a PhD in political science and specialises in interethnic and interreligious relations. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

The Caspian region remains one of the few areas where international law still functions and geography itself discourages large-scale war. Precisely for this reason, however, it is surrounded by persistent rumors, “gray-zone scenarios,” and expert speculation, especially amid the potential escalation around Iran, rising transit volumes along the Middle Corridor, and growing Western interest in alternative routes that bypass traditional hubs of instability.

The Special Working Group tasked with establishing the secretariat of the Tehran Convention on the Protection of the Caspian Sea Environment held a meeting in Geneva on December 18–19.

On January 20, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by China’s CGTN (China Global Television Network) in Davos.

Editor’s note: Kazakh political scientist, and professor of the Department of Media Communication and History of Kazakhstan at MUIT JSC Saken Mukan.