Politics

Azer Hasrat Says Islam Was ‘The Worst Calamity’ For Turkic Peoples

AZE.US Honored Azerbaijani journalist Azer Hasrat has made a sharply worded statement about Islam, Turkic identity and the role of religious ideology in modern politics,...

Iran Says It Is Ready To Open Hormuz, But Trump Demands Nuclear Concessions

AZE.US Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy corridors, but the proposal has run into a...

Demolition Of Church In Khankendi: Why Baku Calls It A Symbol Of Occupation

AZE.US The demolition of an Armenian church in Khankendi has reopened a sensitive debate over the symbols left behind after decades of Armenian control over...

Zelenskyy’s Visit To Baku Was A Warning To Moscow, Namazov Says

AZE.US Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Azerbaijan has sent a clear political signal to Moscow, Azerbaijani political analyst Eldar Namazov said in an interview...

Prime Minister Exists, But Responsibility Does Not, Jafarli Says As He Calls For Systemic Change

AZE.US Economist and politician Natig Jafarli has called for serious changes to Azerbaijan’s constitutional system, arguing that the current role of the prime minister and...

Czech Prime Minister Invites Aliyev To Prague As Energy Ties Move Beyond Oil

AZE.US Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has invited Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to pay an official visit to the Czech Republic, signaling Prague’s interest in...

Peace Is America’s Strategic Imperative

By Leyla Mammadli In Washington, peace is often spoken of in moral terms-an aspiration to be pursued when conditions allow. But in today’s fractured world, peace...

New York Mayor Links Karabakh To “Genocide”; Baku Responds Sharply

AZE.US New York Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has drawn a sharp reaction from Azerbaijan after using an Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day statement to accuse Azerbaijan...

Kyiv And Baku Publicly Formalized What Had Been Developing Quietly For Years

AZE.US Political analyst Vladimir Kopchak says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Baku was not just another diplomatic stop, but a public confirmation of a...

Will Azerbaijan Restrict The Promotion Of Non-Traditional Relationships?

AZE.US Azerbaijan is again facing a sensitive public question: could the country introduce restrictions on the promotion of non-traditional relationships, following a similar move in...

Ilham Aliyev Receives Guernica Prize For Peace And Reconciliation

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has been awarded the Guernica Prize for Peace and Reconciliation for his efforts toward achieving peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia...

Shooting In Washington: Aliyev Voices Support For Trump

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., after a security incident disrupted one of the...

S7+ And Azerbaijan: A New Route In The Great Eurasian Game

By Leyla Mammadli for Aze.US Central Asia is moving closer to the center of global geopolitics. The region was long viewed largely through the lens of outside powers: Russia,...

Aliyev And Zelensky Discuss Energy, Defense And Ukraine Talks In Gabala

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks in Gabala on Saturday during Zelensky’s working visit to Azerbaijan, with the two...

They Burned Turkey’s Flag But Left Azerbaijan’s Untouched: What Has Changed In Yerevan

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rizvan Huseynov has said a recent flag-burning incident in Yerevan may point to a change in the way Armenia’s radical nationalist...

Will The European Union Grant Visa-Free Travel To Azerbaijan?

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s relations with the European Union are entering a more practical phase, with visa policy again becoming one of the most sensitive issues on...

Asadov Scandal Raises Questions About Power And Accountability In Azerbaijan

AZE.US Azerbaijani opposition politician Sardar Jalaloglu has said the controversy surrounding reported property and assets linked to Prime Minister Ali Asadov raises a broader question...

Hormuz Crisis Turns Azerbaijan Into A Key Corridor Between East And West

AZE.US The crisis around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz is becoming more than another Middle East confrontation. It is now a test of global...

Elders Help Preserve Values And Intergenerational Continuity, Aliyev Says

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev has sent a message to the participants of the 9th Congress of the Council of Elders of Azerbaijan, saying the country’s...

Arrests In Mobilization Service: Four Officials Sent To Pre-Trial Detention

AZE.US Four officials from Azerbaijan’s State Service for Mobilization and Conscription have been sent to pre-trial detention following an operation by the Anti-Corruption Main Department...

Singapore Model for Azerbaijan Is a Convenient Myth for the Government, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov has pushed back against attempts to present the “Singapore model” as a viable path for Azerbaijan, arguing...

The South Caucasus Is No Longer a Periphery, Alili Says

AZE.US The South Caucasus is no longer being treated as a distant periphery and is instead becoming a region of growing strategic importance, political analyst...

Azerbaijan and Armenia Are Still Far From Genuine Societal Dialogue, Ibrahimov Says

AZE.US A real public dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia is still a long way off, Azerbaijani political analyst Rovshan Ibrahimov said in an interview with...

In Azerbaijan, Officials Steal While Ordinary People Pay, Abbasli Says

AZE.US White Party chairman Tural Abbasli used a televised interview this week to deliver a blunt attack on corruption in Azerbaijan, arguing that while officials...

U.S. Failed to Achieve a Decisive Result Against Iran, Rustamzade Says

AZE.US Military analyst Agil Rustamzade said the United States did not achieve a decisive outcome in its confrontation with Iran, arguing that none of the...

Azerbaijan and Latvia Discuss Investment, Energy and Defense Industry Cooperation

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Latvia on Tuesday used a business forum in Baku to push for broader economic cooperation, with President Ilham Aliyev and Latvian President...

EU Wants To Deepen Cooperation With Azerbaijan

AZE.US The European Union is looking to deepen cooperation with Azerbaijan and is discussing what additional steps can be taken in that direction, EU foreign...

The United States Is Relying on Pressure, Not a New Major War, Namazov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Eldar Namazov says the current phase of tensions between the United States and Iran looks less like immediate preparation for a...

SUVs, Shops and Apartments: What Surfaced After the Architect’s Dismissal

AZE.US The fallout from the dismissal of Sumgayit’s former chief architect has taken a sharper turn after new allegations emerged about the scale of assets...

For Baku, the Priority Is Not Moscow or Washington, but a Link to Nakhchivan

AZE.US For Azerbaijan, the central issue is not whether a future transport route is framed through Moscow or Washington, but whether it delivers a stable...

After Video of Empty Streets in Mingachevir, Author Appears Pressured to Apologize

AZE.US A video showing nearly empty streets in the Azerbaijani city of Mingachevir has turned into something larger than a local social media episode. After...

Attack on Ali Asadov Signals Infighting Within Azerbaijan’s Ruling Elite

AZE.US The recent circulation of a list of properties allegedly linked to Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov appears to be less about disclosure and more...

Baku Reacts Sharply To Decisions By Belgian And Dutch Parliaments

AZE.US Azerbaijan has summoned the ambassadors of Belgium and the Netherlands to the Foreign Ministry after what Baku described as anti-Azerbaijani documents adopted by the...

Azerbaijan Already Seeing Benefits Of Peace With Armenia, Aliyev Says

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan is already witnessing the benefits of peace with Armenia, describing the current period as a new stage of transformation...

Vucic Called Aliyev and Confirmed Participation in Baku Forum

AZE.US Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 19, discussing bilateral ties, economic cooperation, and upcoming joint...

Igbal Agazade Outlines Political Reform Plan for Azerbaijan

AZE.US Igbal Agazade, chairman of the Umid Party, has published a lengthy Facebook post setting out his vision for political reforms in Azerbaijan in the...

Italy Deepens Its Bet On Azerbaijan As Meloni Plans Baku Visit

AZE.US Italy is preparing to reinforce its strategic engagement with Azerbaijan, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expected to visit Baku in the coming weeks as...

Armenia Invited Into Baku-Tbilisi-Ankara Format, Chechelashvili Says

AZE.US A new regional formula may be taking shape in the South Caucasus. Valeriy Chechelashvili, the former secretary-general of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization, said...

Azerbaijan Between Iran, Turkey, Israel and Russia: Shahinoglu’s Analysis

AZE.US Azerbaijan is trying to maintain a delicate balance among several competing regional powers as tensions around Iran, Russia, Turkey and Israel continue to reshape...

People Are Dying Before Retirement, While DSMF Rents Office Space For Nearly 1 Million Manats

AZE.US Natig Jafarli, chairman of Azerbaijan’s REAL party, has criticized the State Social Protection Fund, or DSMF, after it announced a tender to lease office...

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