Politics

Baku No Longer Wants to Remain Only a Regional Player

By AZE.US Editorial Team For years, Azerbaijan was viewed internationally through a relatively narrow lens: the conflict with Armenia, energy exports to Europe, and its...

Ilham Aliyev Arrives in Germany for Official Visit

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Germany on July 20 for an official visit focused on expanding economic and business cooperation between the two...

New JF-17 Fighters Are Already Defending Azerbaijan’s Skies

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Air Force has begun actively operating its new JF-17C Block III multirole fighter jets, which are now being used in training flights and...

Russia Is Growing Weaker by the Month, Armenia Needs Peace With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus is steadily declining, while Armenia must move beyond decades of confrontation and build peaceful relations with Azerbaijan based...

Azerbaijan Has No Plans to Send Special Forces to Syunik

AZE.US Azerbaijan has no plans to deploy special forces to Armenia’s Syunik region, and public calls for such action do not reflect Baku’s official position,...

Armenia Needs Routes Through Azerbaijan and Turkey to Grow

AZE.US Armenia will need reliable transport links through Azerbaijan and Turkey if it wants to expand exports, reduce its dependence on Russia and secure a...

Military Risks Could Move Closer to the Caspian Region

AZE.US The continuing expansion of military tensions surrounding Russia and Iran could bring new security risks closer to the Caspian region, Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad...

Baku Expands Its Diplomatic Role Between Moscow and Kyiv

AZE.US Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as an independent diplomatic actor capable of maintaining working relations with both Russia and Ukraine, according to Turkish political...

Russia Can No Longer Impose Its Old Rules on Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia will ultimately have to accept a new reality in its relations with Azerbaijan because restoring Moscow’s former model of influence...

Black Sea Remains Dangerous for Azerbaijani Sailors

AZE.US The continuing Russia-Ukraine war is creating growing risks for civilian shipping in the Black Sea, prompting Azerbaijani authorities to warn citizens against working along...

Baku and Moscow Announce Full Normalization of Relations

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Russia have declared that their bilateral relations have been fully normalized after a period of serious tensions, following talks between Azerbaijani Foreign...

Aliyev Discusses Expanding Cooperation With John Deere in Azerbaijan

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev met with a delegation from U.S. agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere on July 16 to discuss prospects for expanding cooperation in...

Little Baku in the U.S.: Cash Jobs, Borrowed Accounts and Fear of Deportation

A growing Azerbaijani community in Northern Virginia was built partly by newcomers who entered through the southern border and expected time, work permits or...

Armenia and Russia After the Election: A Divorce Delayed, Not Canceled

Yerevan is steadily moving out of Moscow’s political orbit, but economic dependence makes a clean break impossible. Russia, meanwhile, has lost the ability to...

Russia Cannot Accept Azerbaijan’s Rise as an Independent Regional Power

Russia continues to view the South Caucasus through an imperial lens and is struggling to accept Azerbaijan’s emergence as an independent regional power capable of openly defending its national interest

Azerbaijan Reaffirms Support for an Independent Palestinian State

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 16 received Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Baku, reaffirming Azerbaijan’s support for the establishment of an independent...

Moscow Is Too Late: Baku Is Building a South Caucasus Without Masters

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia has long viewed the South Caucasus as a region where Moscow should have the final word. Governments could change, countries could...

Leave or Stay: Two Views on Azerbaijan’s Future in the Council of Europe

AZE.US A debate has emerged in Azerbaijan over how the country should proceed in its increasingly strained relationship with the Council of Europe and the...

Strikes on Azerbaijani Assets Expose Russia’s Weakness

AZE.US Russian attacks on facilities linked to Azerbaijan and Turkey in Ukraine are not a demonstration of Moscow’s strength but evidence of its growing weakness...

U.S. Entrusts TRIPP+ Fund to Co-Owner of Armenian Mobile Operator

AZE.US The United States has selected Konstantin Sokolov, a Chicago-based investor and co-owner of Armenia’s largest mobile operator, to lead the new TRIPP+ Enterprise Fund,...

Ukraine Is Also Fighting for Azerbaijan, Analyst Says

AZE.US Ukraine’s resistance to Russia matters not only to Europe but also to Azerbaijan and the wider post-Soviet region, an Azerbaijani analyst Ali Mustafa said...

Azerbaijan Is No Longer a State Forced to Seek a Patron, MP Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has emerged as an independent regional power capable of defending its interests and compelling major geopolitical centers to take its position into account,...

Azerbaijan Stood With Türkiye at Decisive Moments – Aliyev

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marking Türkiye’s Democracy and National Unity Day, observed on July...

Russia Forced to Accept New Reality in Relations With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Political analyst Eldar Namazov has said that Russia is being forced to accept a new reality in its relations with Azerbaijan, one in which...

The Kremlin Swallowed a Bitter Pill From Aliyev

Russia called Azerbaijan’s position on Ukraine “mistaken,” then immediately assured Baku that the disagreement would not damage bilateral relations.

Azerbaijan and Slovakia Expand Strategic Partnership

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Slovakia are moving their strategic partnership into a more practical phase, with new cooperation planned in energy, defense, transport, investment and the...

We Have Two Bakus, Iskandaryan Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Turkey may disagree on some regional and foreign policy issues, but they act almost as a single political force when it comes...

The South Caucasus Is No Longer Anyone’s Backyard

By AZE.US Editorial Team President Ilham Aliyev’s appearance at the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum was more than a long exchange with foreign journalists. It...

From Peace With Armenia To Relations With Russia: Aliyev’s Key Statements In Shusha

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev used the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum to outline Azerbaijan’s position on peace with Armenia, relations with Russia and the United...

Aliyev Calls Trump A Peacemaker, Says Azerbaijan-US Ties At Historic High

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev has described Donald Trump as a peace-oriented leader capable of bringing conflicts to an end, while saying relations between Azerbaijan and...

Azerbaijan Considering Full Exit From Council Of Europe, Aliyev Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is considering withdrawing entirely from the Council of Europe, President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening of the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum. Speaking...

Azerbaijan’s State Emblem Becomes Focus Of Public Debate

AZE.US A public debate is growing in Azerbaijan over the use of the country’s state emblem and other national symbols on commercial products and everyday...

Russia Is Losing Influence As Azerbaijan Gains Ground In The South Caucasus, Analyst Says

AZE.US Russia is gradually losing influence in the South Caucasus, while Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a regional transit, energy and political hub, according...

Zangezur Route Could Turn Armenia Into A Major Eurasian Transit Player

AZE.US The planned Zangezur transport route could give Armenia its first real opportunity to participate in the formation of a major Eurasian logistics hub, Azerbaijani...

The CIS Is Gradually Losing Its Purpose – Velizade

AZE.US The Commonwealth of Independent States is steadily losing the political and economic functions it was originally created to perform, Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade...

Aliyev Opens Khankendi Hotel And Reviews New Projects In Shusha

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 11 opened a new hotel in Khankendi and reviewed several tourism, commercial and residential projects in Shusha. The projects...

“They Are Brainwashing Students In The Russian Sector,” Azer Hasrat Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani journalist Azer Hasrat has called for the complete abolition of Russian-language education in Azerbaijan, claiming that schools operating in the Russian sector are...

Azerbaijan Tightens Rules for Drone Use

AZE.US Azerbaijan has tightened regulations governing the use of civilian drones and autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. The Milli Majlis approved amendments to the Law on Aviation...

France Is Fueling Armenian Revanchism and Undermining Peace

AZE.US French media are using disputed historical narratives to encourage revanchist sentiment in Armenia and create new obstacles to peace in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijani...

EU To Fund New Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Crossing

AZE.US The European Union plans to finance three new border crossing points in Armenia, including one on the Yeraskh-Nakhchivan route connecting Armenia with Azerbaijan. EU Ambassador...

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