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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...

Azerbaijan Is Acting Proactively On Russia Track, Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is pursuing a deliberate policy toward the peoples and regions of Russia while preparing for possible political changes inside the country, according to...

‘Baku Victory’ Turns Out to Be an Unverified Claim

AZE.US Claims that Azerbaijan persuaded Israel to halt its recognition of the Armenian genocide are not supported by any official announcement from the Israeli government...

Azerbaijan Needs Russian-Speaking Specialists, MP Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan should train professionals who speak Russian fluently and can defend the country’s interests in Russian-language media, lawmaker Razi Nurullayev said in an interview...

Ilham Aliyev Meets Heads Of International Financial Bodies

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 10 received senior representatives of several international organizations and agencies involved in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, economic...

Baku Responds To Iranian Criticism Over Aliyev’s Absence From Khamenei Funeral

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mammadov has criticized remarks by Iran’s ambassador to Armenia, who expressed disappointment that the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey did...

Moscow And Baku Do Not Want Relations To Collapse, Markedonov Says

AZE.US Russia and Azerbaijan are unlikely to allow their relationship to break down completely despite recurring disputes, according to Sergey Markedonov, a leading researcher at...

Azerbaijan’s Absence From NATO Summit Was Not Related To Türkiye, Says Expert

AZE.US Azerbaijan's absence from the recent NATO summit in Türkiye should not be interpreted as a sign of problems in relations between Baku and Ankara,...

Azerbaijan Awaits Constitutional Changes From Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan says Armenia must remove territorial claims from its Constitution before the long-awaited peace agreement between the two countries can be signed. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister...

Georgia Risks Becoming The Weak Link In The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team For years, Georgia was the easiest country in the South Caucasus for Western policymakers to understand. It was pro-European, strategically located,...

Why Azerbaijanis Should Not Leave Russia

Azerbaijanis living in Russia should not rush to leave the country, but should instead strengthen their position there, Azerbaijani analyst Elchin Alioglu said in...

Azerbaijan Showed Russia’s Ethnic Republics That Moscow Can Be Challenged

AZE.US Tatar political analyst Ruslan Aysin said Azerbaijan’s recent standoff with Moscow sent an important signal to Russia’s ethnic republics, including regions such as Tatarstan,...

Ankara Showed the New NATO: Turkey Is No Longer Asking for a Seat at the Table

By AZE.US Editorial Team The NATO summit in Ankara was formally about Ukraine, defense spending and the future of the alliance. In reality, it revealed...

Aliyev Receives Jordanian Foreign Minister as Direct Flights Discussed

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on July 8, with the sides...

LGBT Visibility in Western Politics Sparks Debate in Azerbaijan

AZE.US The growing visibility of LGBT issues in Western politics, media and entertainment has fueled renewed debate in Azerbaijan over traditional family values, national identity...

Azerbaijan Emerging as Hub of New Asia-Europe Route

AZE.US Growing U.S. and European interest in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is tied to the development of a new overland transport corridor between Asia and...

Aliyev, U.S. Senator Discuss Strategic Partnership and TRIPP Corridor

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on July 7 with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairman of...

World Cup Shows Azerbaijan and Armenia Can Compete, Analyst Says

AZE.US The strong performances of smaller football nations at the World Cup should serve as an encouraging example for Azerbaijan and Armenia, according to Boris...

Russia Has Lost Its Main Lever Over Azerbaijan and Armenia – Shafiyev

AZE.US Russia has lost one of its most important tools of influence in the South Caucasus after Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity and Baku and...

Azerbaijan Invited to G20 Summit in Miami

AZE.US Azerbaijan has been included among the countries invited to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, scheduled to take place in Miami on December 14-15, 2026. The official...

Baku Sends Diplomatic Note to Moscow After New Attack on SOCAR Facility

AZE.US Azerbaijan has sent a diplomatic note to Russia following a drone strike on a SOCAR filling station in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region. Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan...

Azerbaijan Is Becoming a ‘Land-Based Suez Canal,’ Zulfugarov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is emerging as a major transit and political hub linking different parts of Eurasia, former Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov said in an interview...

Why the Events of 1915 Trigger a Strong Reaction in Azerbaijan

AZE.US The debate over the events of 1915 provokes a strong response in Azerbaijan not only because of the country’s close ties with Turkey, but...

Investors Value Azerbaijan for Predictable Rules of the Game

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s political stability and predictable business environment have become major advantages in attracting foreign investment, according to political analyst Ilgar Velizade. Velizade, head of the...

Aliyev Congratulates Trump on 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the 250th anniversary of American independence. In a letter marking the July 4 national...

Azerbaijan Marks America’s 250th Independence Day

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has congratulated the United States on Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of American independence. The ministry published the message on its...

Closed Borders Are Hurting Azerbaijan’s Tourism Industry

AZE.US Foreign visitors spent nearly 281 million manats less in Azerbaijan during the first five months of 2026, prompting renewed criticism of the country’s continued...

Armenia Does Not Want to Be Drawn Into Israel’s Dispute With Turkey

AZE.US Armenia has taken a deliberately cautious position following the Israeli government’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide, seeking to avoid becoming part of the...

Analysis: Azerbaijan Faces Four Months of Strategic Waiting

AZE.US Azerbaijan is entering a four-month period of strategic waiting as uncertainty grows across several international disputes affecting the South Caucasus, according to Farhad Mammadov,...

PACE Has Humiliated Itself Before Baku, Ilgar Mammadov Says

AZE.US Ilgar Mammadov, co-founder of Azerbaijan’s REAL party, has sharply criticized Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe President Petra Bayr, accusing the organization of...

The Enemy Image Survived the War: What Keeps Armenians and Azerbaijanis Apart

AZE.US The war may be over, but the image of the enemy remains deeply rooted in both Azerbaijani and Armenian society. Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the...

Von der Leyen Visit Restored Azerbaijan’s Central Role in EU Projects

AZE.US European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Baku helped address many of Azerbaijan’s concerns over the European Union’s approach to the Middle...

Azerbaijan Seeks to Preserve Balance Between Turkey and Israel

AZE.US Growing tensions between Turkey and Israel are becoming part of a broader struggle for influence in the Middle East, while Azerbaijan is seeking to...

Azerbaijan to Strip IDP Status From Those Who Refuse State-Provided Housing

AZE,US Azerbaijan’s parliament has approved new rules under which internally displaced persons will lose their status if they refuse housing offered by the state. The amendments...

Ilham Aliyev Receives Turkish Justice Minister

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek in Baku on July 2, with the two sides discussing bilateral ties and cooperation...

Azerbaijan Is Becoming a Key Hub of Eurasia

AZE.US Azerbaijan is no longer being viewed only as a South Caucasus country, but as one of the key geopolitical hubs of Eurasia, where the...

Kocharyan Turned The Genocide Issue Into A Political Tool

AZE.US The politicization of the Armenian Genocide issue was one of the mistakes of Armenia’s foreign policy and for years complicated normalization with Turkey, Armenian...

Israel’s Recognition Move Is A Signal To Turkey – Stepanian

AZE.US Israel’s government-level move on recognizing the Armenian Genocide is primarily a political signal to Turkey, Armenian political commentator David Stepanian said in an interview...

Syrian Lesson For The South Caucasus, According To Suleimanov

AZE.US In a new episode of “News From The Caucasus,” journalist and researcher Ruslan Suleimanov discussed Syria, Lebanon and the lessons the South Caucasus can...

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