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34 Years Since the Khojaly Genocide

AZE.US February 26 marks the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide and the occupation of the town of Khojaly by Armenian armed formations with the...

Ilham Aliyev Reviews Reconstruction Progress In Khojavend After Liberation

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Arzu Aliyeva visited Khojavend district on Tuesday to review ongoing reconstruction efforts and meet...

Foreign Policy Has Become a Monologue Instead of a Dialogue, Says Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov has sharply criticized the current state of public debate on foreign policy in Azerbaijan. In a Facebook post,...

Is Russia on the Brink of a Systemic Crisis? Will Summer Mark a Turning Point?

AZE.US Four years into the war in Ukraine, the question is no longer whether the conflict has reshaped Europe’s security architecture - it has. The...

Search Conducted at Home of Former MP Gultekin Hajibeyli

AZE.US Investigative actions have reportedly been carried out at the residence of former member of parliament and National Council member Gultekin Hajibeyli. The development is linked...

Alliance on paper or a new distance: Baku and Moscow four years later

AZE.US Four years after Azerbaijan and Russia signed their declaration on allied cooperation, questions are growing about what that document now means in practice. While...

War In Europe And The Reconfiguration Of The South Caucasus

AZE.US Feb. 24 marks the fourth anniversary of the war that reshaped not only Ukraine and Russia, but the entire architecture of European security. What...

South Caucasus Between Washington and Moscow: Iskandaryan’s Perspective

AZE.US Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the Caucasus Institute, shared his views in an interview with Echo Baku on the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process, the role of...

Ilgar Mammadov Says Headline About Namesake’s Killing Was Manipulative

AZE.US Azerbaijani political figure Ilgar Mammadov has accused a local media outlet of publishing a misleading headline after reporting the killing of a person who...

Could Azerbaijan Increase the Number of Members of Parliament?

AZE.US A debate has emerged in Azerbaijan over whether the number of members of parliament should be increased to reflect demographic changes over the past...

60% Enrichment and Rising Tensions: What’s Happening Around Iran

AZE.US Tensions between Washington and Tehran have intensified following fresh warnings from U.S. officials about the pace of Iran’s uranium enrichment program. White House Special Envoy...

Moscow May Still Be Useful to Aliyev – Not as Patron, but as Leverage

AZE.US In a recent interview on the YouTube platform Echo Baku, Russian political analyst Sergey Markedonov, a leading researcher at MGIMO and editor-in-chief of International...

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...

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