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Market Test for Peace: Are Azerbaijanis Ready for Trade With Armenia?

AZE.US As diplomatic contacts between Baku and Yerevan continue and talk of a formal peace agreement resurfaces, a more practical question is emerging: are the...

From Four Days To Four Years: How Putin’s Ukraine Plan Became A Strategic Quagmire

AZE.US When Russian forces crossed into Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin appeared to expect a rapid collapse of Kyiv. Western intelligence assessments at the...

Baku And Moscow: Could The Vardanyan Factor Escalate Tensions?

AZE.US The sentencing of Ruben Vardanyan has added a new layer of strain to already complicated relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, prompting debate in Baku...

US Steps Up Pressure on Iran as Talks Continue Amid Military Buildup

AZE.US The United States has increased its military presence in the Middle East while continuing indirect talks with Iran, underscoring the fragile balance between diplomacy...

Moscow Losing Ground in the South Caucasus: What’s Behind the Shift and What Comes Next?

AZE.US Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus has been steadily eroding, according to Azerbaijani economist and political analyst Natig Jafarli, who argues that recent developments...

Social Media Under Scrutiny: Azerbaijan Signals New Regulatory Framework

AZE.US Azerbaijan may be preparing to tighten its legal framework governing social media platforms, following remarks by a senior Interior Ministry official calling for stronger...

Supreme Court Rules Old Online Data May Be Removed

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court has recognized the so-called “right to be forgotten,” opening the door for individuals and companies to seek the removal or restriction...

Baku, Yerevan And The 200% Tariff Claim: Azerbaijani Politician Questions Trump’s Narrative

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician Ilgar Mammadov has challenged former U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that his threat to impose 200% tariffs on both Baku and Yerevan...

Russia Warns Armenia Over Railway Control as Yerevan Considers Strategic Shift

AZE.US Tensions are rising between Russia and Armenia after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan raised the possibility of nationalizing the country’s railway system or transferring its...

Strait of Hormuz at Risk: What a Blockade Would Mean for Oil and the Global Economy

AZE.US Tensions between the United States and Iran have renewed concerns over the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that handles roughly...

Washington Launches “Peace Council”: New Architecture or an Attempt to Regain Control?

AZE.US The first session of the so-called “Peace Council,” an initiative promoted by President Donald Trump’s administration, was held in the U.S. capital this week,...

Iran and Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills Near Strategic Strait of Hormuz

AZE.US Iran and Russia have begun joint naval exercises in the northern Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman, according to Iranian state media and...

Azerbaijani Lawmaker Alleges Moscow-Linked Campaign Targeting President’s Family

AZE.US Rasim Musabayov comments on media controversy, Russia ties and regional security dynamics. Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabayov has alleged that an information campaign targeting the family...

Azerbaijani Author Criticizes Escalating Media Confrontation, Warns of Erosion of Public Discourse

AZE.US Keramet Boyukchol says recent online campaigns reflect deeper structural problems in Azerbaijan’s political and media environment. Azerbaijani writer Keramet Boyukchol has publicly criticized recent video...

Attempted Protest Incident Involving Azerbaijani Delegation Contained in Washington

AZE.US Security services and local police intervened during Peace Council meeting in the U.S. capital. An attempted protest incident targeting the Azerbaijani delegation was contained in...

Aliyev Attends First Peace Council Meeting in Washington at Trump’s Invitation

AZE.US U.S. President Donald Trump signed a resolution outlining financial transparency principles for the newly established body. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan took part in the...

Azerbaijani Politician Says Legacy Political System Is Gradually Eroding

AZE.US Comments follow renewed scrutiny of former presidential administration chief Ramiz Mehdiyev and broader debate over political reform in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani political figure Natig Jafarli said...

Iran Strike Risk Seen as Low but Not Impossible

AZE.US Azerbaijan seeks neutrality as regional tensions raise concerns over spillover threats and potential refugee flows. The possibility of Iranian missiles reaching Azerbaijani territory in the...

Armenian Journalist Calls Vardanyan Verdict Fair

AZE.US Armenian journalist Natali Aleksanyan has described the prison sentence handed to Ruben Vardanyan as justified and directly linked to his own political decisions. According...

Aliyev Meets AIPAC Leadership in Washington During U.S. Visit

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with senior representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Tuesday during a working visit...

Geneva on Two Fronts: Dialogue With Iran and a Conversation About War

AZE.US Geneva has once again become a diplomatic crossroads. Within the same city and nearly the same hours, two separate переговорных трека unfolded: one focused...

Peace Between Baku and Yerevan May Come Faster Than Reconciliation Between People

AZE.US Diplomatic momentum between Azerbaijan and Armenia is steadily increasing. Negotiations continue, technical issues are discussed, and the outline of a possible peace agreement appears...

Russia Has Already Lost – And the Post-Soviet Space Knows It

AZE.US Wars do not always end with surrender. Sometimes they freeze. Sometimes they fade into negotiations that look like compromise. But there is another outcome...

Starlink in Armenia Signals a New Phase in the South Caucasus

AZE.US The reported delivery of more than 100 Starlink terminals to Armenia may appear, at first glance, to be a technical or humanitarian step aimed...

Armenia Debates Balancing Russia Ties With Expanding Western Cooperation

AZE.US Public and political debate in Armenia has intensified over the country’s foreign policy direction, including how to balance longstanding ties with Russia against expanding...

French Espionage Suspects Go On Trial in Baku

AZE.US A court in Azerbaijan’s capital has continued hearings in the criminal case against two men accused of espionage and treason linked to France, according...

Azerbaijan Risks Internal and External Tensions, Mammadov Warns

AZE.US Azerbaijani opposition politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov has warned of declining public confidence in government institutions and growing political disengagement, arguing that expectations...

U.S. Military Support to Armenia and Azerbaijan Raises Questions Over Regional Balance

AZE.US Recent U.S. security engagement with both Armenia and Azerbaijan has renewed debate over the military and strategic balance in the South Caucasus. Washington’s reported plan...

Putin Underestimated Zelensky: A Key Strategic Miscalculation, Analyst Says

Aze.US Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine exposed a major strategic miscalculation by Moscow, which did not anticipate the scale of Ukrainian resistance or the political...

After Munich, One Thing Became Clear: Europe Will Have To Defend Itself

Aze.US The latest Munich Security Conference underscored a turning point for Europe: the post-World War II security model built around U.S. guarantees is weakening, forcing...

“Not To Allow Another War”: Mammadov On The Meaning Of The Peace Agenda

Aze.US Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mammadov said the current stage of dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia is primarily aimed at preventing a renewed conflict, stressing...

Armenia’s Strategic Shift Raises Risks as Yerevan Moves to Reduce Reliance on Russia

Aze.US Armenia’s deepening engagement with the United States is evolving from diplomatic outreach into a potential strategic realignment, a shift that could reshape power dynamics...

After Munich, No Real Normalization Seen Between Russia and Azerbaijan

Aze.US Tensions between Moscow and Baku remain unresolved despite recent diplomatic contacts, Ukrainian political analyst Vitaliy Portnikov said, pointing to continued disputes linked to the...

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Visits Serbia for Talks on Energy, Investment and Strategic Ties

Aze.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on Saturday for talks focused on expanding energy cooperation, investment flows and broader...

Armenia Speaker Signals EU Path While Defending Cautious Balance With Russia

Aze.US Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said his recent visit to Moscow and meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took place in a...

Russia Loses Ground From the Baltic to the Caspian, Azerbaijani Politician Says

Aze.US Russia’s geopolitical influence across a corridor stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea is weakening as the United States and its allies...

Russia Is Losing the South Caucasus

Aze.US Recent diplomatic activity surrounding Azerbaijan and Armenia suggests a structural shift in the balance of power in the South Caucasus, a region long shaped...

“Youth Should Stay Away From LGBT and Political Opposition,” Lawyer Says

Aze.US Comments by Azerbaijani lawyer Akram Hasanov urging young people to avoid several social and political influences have sparked debate online, highlighting wider tensions around...

U.S. May Be Preparing for Prolonged Military Operations Against Iran

Aze.US Reports that the United States could be preparing for a multi-week military operation against Iran are adding to regional tensions, even as diplomatic contacts...

Ukraine Election Question Emerges as Zelensky Faces Pressure From Russia and the United States

Aze.US Reports about a possible announcement of presidential elections and a referendum in Ukraine have intensified debate around the war, ceasefire diplomacy, and external pressure...

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