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Russia Can No Longer Impose Its Old Rules on Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia will ultimately have to accept a new reality in its relations with Azerbaijan because restoring Moscow’s former model of influence...

Black Sea Remains Dangerous for Azerbaijani Sailors

AZE.US The continuing Russia-Ukraine war is creating growing risks for civilian shipping in the Black Sea, prompting Azerbaijani authorities to warn citizens against working along...

Baku and Moscow Announce Full Normalization of Relations

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Russia have declared that their bilateral relations have been fully normalized after a period of serious tensions, following talks between Azerbaijani Foreign...

Armenia and Russia After the Election: A Divorce Delayed, Not Canceled

Yerevan is steadily moving out of Moscow’s political orbit, but economic dependence makes a clean break impossible. Russia, meanwhile, has lost the ability to...

U.S. Is Putting Iran in a “Chokehold”

AZE.US The United States is not seeking an immediate, full-scale war with Iran, but is instead trying to weaken Tehran gradually through blockades, limited strikes...

Russia Cannot Accept Azerbaijan’s Rise as an Independent Regional Power

Russia continues to view the South Caucasus through an imperial lens and is struggling to accept Azerbaijan’s emergence as an independent regional power capable of openly defending its national interest

Moscow Is Too Late: Baku Is Building a South Caucasus Without Masters

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia has long viewed the South Caucasus as a region where Moscow should have the final word. Governments could change, countries could...

Leave or Stay: Two Views on Azerbaijan’s Future in the Council of Europe

AZE.US A debate has emerged in Azerbaijan over how the country should proceed in its increasingly strained relationship with the Council of Europe and the...

Strikes on Azerbaijani Assets Expose Russia’s Weakness

AZE.US Russian attacks on facilities linked to Azerbaijan and Turkey in Ukraine are not a demonstration of Moscow’s strength but evidence of its growing weakness...

Ukraine Is Also Fighting for Azerbaijan, Analyst Says

AZE.US Ukraine’s resistance to Russia matters not only to Europe but also to Azerbaijan and the wider post-Soviet region, an Azerbaijani analyst Ali Mustafa said...

Azerbaijan Is No Longer a State Forced to Seek a Patron, MP Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has emerged as an independent regional power capable of defending its interests and compelling major geopolitical centers to take its position into account,...

Russia Forced to Accept New Reality in Relations With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Political analyst Eldar Namazov has said that Russia is being forced to accept a new reality in its relations with Azerbaijan, one in which...

The Kremlin Swallowed a Bitter Pill From Aliyev

Russia called Azerbaijan’s position on Ukraine “mistaken,” then immediately assured Baku that the disagreement would not damage bilateral relations.

Azerbaijan and Slovakia Expand Strategic Partnership

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Slovakia are moving their strategic partnership into a more practical phase, with new cooperation planned in energy, defense, transport, investment and the...

The South Caucasus Is No Longer Anyone’s Backyard

By AZE.US Editorial Team President Ilham Aliyev’s appearance at the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum was more than a long exchange with foreign journalists. It...

From Peace With Armenia To Relations With Russia: Aliyev’s Key Statements In Shusha

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev used the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum to outline Azerbaijan’s position on peace with Armenia, relations with Russia and the United...

Aliyev Calls Trump A Peacemaker, Says Azerbaijan-US Ties At Historic High

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev has described Donald Trump as a peace-oriented leader capable of bringing conflicts to an end, while saying relations between Azerbaijan and...

Azerbaijan Considering Full Exit From Council Of Europe, Aliyev Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is considering withdrawing entirely from the Council of Europe, President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening of the Fourth Shusha Global Media Forum. Speaking...

Russia Is Losing Influence As Azerbaijan Gains Ground In The South Caucasus, Analyst Says

AZE.US Russia is gradually losing influence in the South Caucasus, while Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a regional transit, energy and political hub, according...

The CIS Is Gradually Losing Its Purpose – Velizade

AZE.US The Commonwealth of Independent States is steadily losing the political and economic functions it was originally created to perform, Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade...

Russia Has Trapped Itself In A War With No Good Exit

Moscow can continue fighting, striking Ukrainian cities and seizing small areas of territory. What it can no longer do is explain what victory is...

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...

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...

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...

US-Iran Ceasefire Unravels After New Strikes Across Gulf

AZE.US The United States and Iran have traded a new series of attacks across the Gulf, pushing their fragile ceasefire close to collapse while leaving...

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,...

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...

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...

Trump Says U.S. Will Lift Sanctions on Turkey

AZE.US U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will remove sanctions imposed on Turkey over Ankara’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system, signaling a major...

Azerbaijanis Without Proper Registration May Face Problems in Russia

AZE.US A new package of migration bills under consideration in Russia could create additional risks for Azerbaijani nationals who work in the country without proper...

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...

Trump Proved More Powerful Than VAR

AZE.US President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino after U.S. striker Folarin Balogun was shown a red card. Soon afterward, FIFA suspended the player’s...

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...

€70 Billion for Ukraine and an Unpredictable Trump: What to Expect From NATO’s Ankara Summit

By AZE.US Editorial Team The NATO summit in Ankara on July 7 and 8 will test more than the alliance’s policy toward the war in...

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