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An Adult Woman Is Not Family Property

By AZE.US Editorial Team A private family conflict in Azerbaijan has turned into a public argument about something much larger than one couple. A young woman...

Why Young Azerbaijanis Want To Leave, Even When They Love Their Country

By AZE.US Editorial Board In Azerbaijan, youth emigration is often explained too easily. They do not love the country, some say. They look too much to...

Why Young Families In Azerbaijan Are Delaying Children

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan is debating child benefits as if the issue were a minor budget dispute, not a warning about the country’s future. One...

EU Flag At Rasulzade Monument Sparks Dispute Over Symbolism And Force

A political dispute in Azerbaijan over an EU flag displayed near the monument to Mammad Amin Rasulzade on Independence Day has exposed poor judgment on both sides: a questionable symbolic gesture by opposition activists and an excessive reaction by those who forcibly removed the flag.

A Cigarette Butt Abroad Can Damage A Country’s Reputation

By AZE.US Editorial Team A video circulating on social media from Ukraine has stirred an uncomfortable debate among Azerbaijanis about behavior abroad and the way...

Pashinyan Against Moscow: Armenia Nears a Political Turn

Armenia is entering its parliamentary elections amid one of the sharpest ruptures with Russia in its modern history. Moscow is using markets, gas and political pressure. Nikol Pashinyan is trying to sell voters a different future. The real question is not whether Armenia chooses Europe or Russia, but how much it is willing to pay for leaving Moscow’s orbit.

Armenia Is Moving Away From Russia, But the Road West Will Not Be Free

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia appears to have found another “ungrateful ally.” This time, it is Armenia. The language coming out of Moscow about Yerevan increasingly...

Pashinyan’s Visa Promise: Armenia’s European Dream Meets Election-Year Reality

Nikol Pashinyan says Armenians could travel visa-free to the EU within two years. The promise may sound powerful ahead of elections, but the road to visa liberalization depends on reforms, border controls, biometric documents and a political decision in Brussels, not campaign timing.

Russia’s New Law On Protecting Citizens Abroad Sends A Warning To The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the country’s armed forces to be used abroad to protect Russian citizens,...

Child Benefits Or State Survival? Azerbaijan Is Arguing About More Than Money

The latest argument over child benefits in Azerbaijan has exposed a much bigger problem. This is no longer just a welfare debate. It is about falling births, unaffordable housing, youth emigration, and whether the state is still thinking seriously about its own long-term future.

Russia Named Top Foreign Policy Threat To Azerbaijan In Caucasian Live Poll

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia was named the leading foreign policy threat to Azerbaijan in an online poll published by the Telegram channel Caucasian Live,...

Erdogan Is Losing To The Opposition At The Ballot Box – And Answering Through The Courts

By AZE.US Editorial Team Turkey is moving into a dangerous political phase. Elections still exist. Parties still operate. Parliament still meets. Courts still issue rulings....

Trump Sells an Iran Deal as Victory, but Hormuz Still Holds the World by the Throat

Washington says a deal with Tehran is largely negotiated. But if the Strait of Hormuz remains a dispute over control, this is not peace yet. It is a pause in which every side is trying to look like the winner.

Who Audits The Auditors? Azerbaijan’s Trust Problem In Independent Oversight

Audit is supposed to protect markets from false confidence. But after Azerbaijan’s banking failures, external auditors largely avoided public accountability. Legal expert says the problem is not only audit firms, but courts, regulators and a system where international brands can become a shield rather than a guarantee.

WUF13 Is Over. What Did Azerbaijan Actually Gain From It?

The World Urban Forum in Baku was not just another international event on Azerbaijan’s calendar. It gave the country a platform to connect postwar reconstruction, housing, urban resilience and global diplomacy in one narrative.

The Drone War Has Reached A Stalemate As Russia And Ukraine Strike Beyond The Front Line

Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war in which drones have made troop movements, armor, logistics and even distant cities vulnerable. The result is not a clear path to victory, but a deeper war of attrition spreading far beyond the battlefield.

Azerbaijan Opened Schools for Girls in 1901. Why Is a Rector Still Talking About the Kitchen?

Kamal Abdulla’s remarks about women belonging at home were not made by a private citizen in a casual conversation. They came from a university rector, an academic and a public intellectual - in a country whose own modern history was built, in part, on the education of girls and the public role of women.

Beijing Embraced Moscow, But Left The Gas Deal For Later

Vladimir Putin’s visit to China gave Moscow the image it wanted: Russia beside a powerful partner, not alone on the world stage. But the absence of a final Power of Siberia 2 gas deal showed where the real balance sits.

The Strait Of Hormuz Is Testing U.S. Power And Iran’s Leverage

By AZE.US Editorial Team The Strait of Hormuz has once again become the place where global politics stops being theoretical. This is not only about Washington...

Azerbaijan’s Envoy In Turkey Sparks Debate Over Armenia Normalization

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Turkey, Rashad Mammadov, has triggered debate in Turkish political and media circles after saying that Ankara and Baku...

Aliyev At WUF13: 100 Parks In Baku, 85,000 People In Karabakh And A Bet On Urban Development

President Ilham Aliyev used the opening of WUF13 in Baku to present Azerbaijan’s urban development agenda, linking heritage preservation, green transport, environmental recovery and the postwar reconstruction of Karabakh and East Zangezur.

Does Azerbaijan Still Need Eurovision?

Azerbaijan once treated Eurovision as a serious cultural stage and won. Today, after years of weak results and fading musical identity, the question is no longer emotional but practical: what does the country still gain from taking part?

Corruption Hits Kyiv, Drones Hit Russia: The War Is Entering A New Phase Of Nerves

Fresh corruption scandals in Kyiv and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and aviation infrastructure point to a deeper shift in the war. The battlefield is no longer only about territory - it is increasingly about endurance, credibility and internal pressure.

Trump And Xi In Beijing: No Grand Bargain Yet, But The Caucasus Must Start Counting The Risks

By AZE.US Editorial Team The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing did not produce a grand bargain. But...

U.S. And China Are Bargaining Over The World: Where Does Azerbaijan Fit In?

By AZE.US Editorial Team The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is being presented as a summit about trade, Taiwan,...

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