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 of President Ilham Aliyev is being coordinated from Moscow, according to remarks made in an online interview. Speaking to the YouTube channel Europe Online, Musabayov said recent media publications … Read more

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 publications circulated by activists Mehman and Emin Huseynov, arguing that the format and tone of the material fall outside the standards of both independent and state-aligned media. In a … Read more

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 Washington on February 19 during events related to the first meeting of the Peace Council. According to reports, a group of individuals engaged in confrontational behavior, including verbal remarks … Read more

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 processes unfolding around the legacy of former presidential administration head Ramiz Mehdiyev were largely predictable and reflect a gradual weakening of a political system formed over decades, according to … Read more

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 event of a broader regional conflict cannot be fully ruled out, political analyst Azad Isazade said in an interview with Musavat TV, while stressing that such a scenario remains … Read more

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 to Aleksanyan, Vardanyan received repeated signals during his time in Karabakh urging him to leave the region, but he deliberately chose to remain and carry the process through to the … Read more

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 to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. According to the presidential office, Aliyev held talks with AIPAC Executive Director Elliot Brandt and members of the organization’s … Read more

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 on Russia’s war against Ukraine, the other on the future of U.S.–Iran relations. Formally, these are distinct crises. Strategically, they reflect the same global reality – a period defined less … Read more

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 closer than at any time in recent decades. Yet beneath the political process lies a far more complicated reality: governments can sign documents faster than societies can reconcile. Recent expert-level … Read more