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Aze.US The legal cases against former figures of the self-proclaimed Karabakh administration are gradually turning into elements of the political negotiation track between Azerbaijan and Armenia, political analyst Volodymyr Kopchak said in comments to a regional broadcast. According to him, a key issue for Armenia’s domestic politics is that Ruben Vardanyan remains imprisoned in Azerbaijan … Read more
Aze.US The figure marks a strong rebound for the sector after a weaker performance a year earlier.In 2024, steel pipe output totaled 109,800 tons, representing a 62.3 percent decline compared with 2023. As of January 1, 2026, inventories of finished steel pipe products held by industrial enterprises stood at 4,500 tons, the statistics showed. The … Read more
Aze.US Azerbaijan’s insurance sector is projected to expand by at least 10 percent this year, according to Elmar Mirsalayev, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Insurers Association. Mirsalayev said the industry has demonstrated stable growth and resilience in recent years, a trend he expects to continue in the near term. Strategic policy documents approved by the … Read more
Aze.US For decades, Azerbaijan’s economy was defined primarily by energy. Oil revenues shaped state budgets, infrastructure investment, and the country’s global economic identity. That reality is still present in 2026. But it is no longer the whole picture. A quieter transformation is underway – one in which non-oil sectors are beginning to determine long-term stability … Read more
Aze.US For much of the past three decades, the South Caucasus has been discussed primarily through the language of conflict. Borders, ceasefires, fragile negotiations, and geopolitical rivalry defined how the region appeared in international analysis. That framework is slowly beginning to shift. Not because tensions have disappeared, but because a different strategic reality is emerging … Read more
Aze.US In global geopolitics, visibility rarely arrives suddenly. More often, countries move quietly-adjusting alliances, diversifying partnerships, and building relevance step by step until the shift becomes impossible to ignore. Azerbaijan appears to be entering precisely such a moment. For decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country was largely viewed through a narrow … Read more
Aze.US In recent years, Azerbaijan has moved from being viewed as a peripheral post-Soviet state to becoming a country of growing strategic relevance across Eurasia. By 2026, this shift is no longer subtle. It is visible in energy diplomacy, transport connectivity, regional security dynamics, and the broader geopolitical recalibration unfolding across the South Caucasus. For … Read more