Politics

Azerbaijan and China Discuss Strategic Partnership in New York

AZE.US Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York during a working visit, with the two sides discussing the...

Azerbaijani Lawmaker’s Proposal To Remove “Arvad” From Laws Sparks Wider Debate Over Priorities

AZE.US A debate over one Azerbaijani word has reached parliament, and it has quickly turned into something larger than language. Milli Majlis member Bahruz Maharramov has...

Armenia Talks About Europe, but Gas, Grain and Fuel Still Come From Russia, Velizade Says

AZE.US Armenia may be speaking more openly about a European path, but its real dependence on Russia remains much deeper than the political rhetoric suggests,...

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,...

Aliyev Chairs Agriculture Meeting as Azerbaijan Prepares Major Sector Reset

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev chaired a meeting on agriculture in Baku, signaling a new policy push aimed at raising domestic food production, reducing import dependence...

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,...

A Lawmaker Far From Ordinary Life: Why Günay Ağamalı’s Child Benefit Remarks Sparked Anger

Azerbaijani lawmaker Günay Ağamalı’s argument against restoring child benefits has triggered public anger because many saw it as more than a policy position. To critics, it sounded like a revealing example of how far some parliamentary rhetoric has drifted from the financial reality facing ordinary families.

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.

Ramiz Mehdiyev Case Tests Azerbaijan’s Promise Of Equal Accountability

AZE.US The criminal case against Ramiz Mehdiyev, Azerbaijan’s former presidential chief of staff and one of the most influential political figures of the post-Soviet era,...

“300,000 Azerbaijanis In Armenia”: How Election Fear Becomes A Political Slogan

AZE.US Armenian politics is again using Azerbaijanis as a convenient object of fear. Samvel Karapetyan, a candidate for Armenia’s premiership, has said that if he comes...

Aliyev Discusses WUF13, Karabakh Reconstruction With UN Deputy Secretary-General

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on May 21 received United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in Baku, as Azerbaijan continues to host the 13th session...

Azerbaijani, French presidents discuss bilateral ties by phone

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a post shared by President Aliyev on X, the sides...

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.

Threats Against Pashinyan Cannot Be Dismissed As Mere Campaign Tactics, Azerbaijani Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade says the reported threats against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not be viewed only as a campaign tool,...

Azerbaijan Will Drive Trans-Caspian Projects In The OTS, Huseynov Says

Political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States could accelerate Trans-Caspian transport, logistics and energy projects.

Baku-Tbilisi Trains To Resume, But Azerbaijan’s Land Borders Remain A Separate Issue

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s planned resumption of passenger train service between Baku and Tbilisi has revived a wider debate over land borders, regional transport links and the...

Pashinyan And Armenian Opposition Now Have Nearly Equal Chances, Safaryan Says

AZE.US Armenia’s election campaign has entered a more uncertain and politically charged stage, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party and the main opposition forces...

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...

Baku Residents On Armenia’s Elections: “Pashinyan Is Better, But Peace Can No Longer Be Stopped”

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are being watched closely in Baku, where many residents see the vote not simply as a domestic Armenian contest, but...

A City For Everyone Or A City Of Zones: Baku Faces The Urbanization Challenge

AZE.US Rapid urban growth is no longer only about new buildings, roads and transport projects. As Baku hosts WUF13, a wider question is coming into...

Aliyev Says Azerbaijan Supplies Gas To 16 Countries And May Gain Importance After Hormuz Crisis

President Ilham Aliyev told Euronews that Azerbaijan now supplies natural gas to 16 countries, including 12 in Europe, and remains secure in its own energy projects despite instability around Hormuz.

Armenia Before Elections: Why Moscow Is Increasing Pressure On Yerevan

AZE.US Russia’s pressure on Armenia ahead of elections has become one of the key political signals in the South Caucasus, linking Yerevan’s domestic campaign directly...

Human Rights Prize Or Political Whitewashing? Why Baku Rejects Vardanyan’s Nomination

AZE.US Azerbaijani human rights defenders have protested the nomination of Ruben Vardanyan for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, saying the move raises serious...

Russia Weakens As Arms Supplier, Turkic States Look For New Partners

AZE.US Russia’s role as a major arms supplier in the post-Soviet region is weakening, while Turkic states are increasingly looking for new defense partners and...

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