Opinion: What Aliyev’s reaction to the airplane crash tells us about Azerbaijan’s relations with the West

On December 30, Germany’s Der Spiegel, a publication often perceived as critical and biased against Azerbaijan – similar to many other German media outlets – reported on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s reaction to Russia’s handling of a recent aeroplane crash crisis between the two countries. The publication noted, “Aliyev’s reaction is a testament to the increased…

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Strategic Partnership Agreement Between Armenia And The USA: An Azerbaijani Perspective – OpEd

The signing of a strategic partnership document in Washington between Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken can be considered an unsurprising and anticipated development. Over the past four years, the Biden administration’s Armenia-focused regional policies, the deepening of bilateral cooperation in various spheres, and the June 2024 decision by…

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Opinion: Ter-Petrosyan’s 1993 Speech and Its Impact on the Future of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process

The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process began the new year with a bombshell revelation: a video recording from the first congress of the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union in July 1993. The footage features Armenia’s first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, delivering a speech on the “success” of Armenia’s “national liberation movement.” The speech, along with the reaction of Vazgen Sargsyan…

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Opinion: Breaking the Present Deadlock in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process Will Remain a Formidable Task in 2025

On December 10, the Center for Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), a Baku-based political think tank closely affiliated with the Azerbaijani government, held a high-level international conference titled “The Main Obstacle to a Peace Agreement Between Azerbaijan and Armenia.” The conference identified the territorial claims in Armenia’s constitution against Azerbaijan as the primary obstacle to peace….

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Green energy: A new dimension in Azerbaijan-Türkiye relations

The accelerating impact of climate change and Europe’s ongoing efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas has heightened the global demand for renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydropower. In this context, cooperation with Azerbaijan and Türkiye in the field of green energy has become increasingly critical. In this context, Azerbaijan and Türkiye…

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Public-political situation in Georgia ahead of the presidential election

The Georgian government’s decision not to raise the issue of EU membership until 2028 has sparked widespread discussions and protests. The government rejected all European Union budget grants because Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the start of membership talks had been used as a means of intimidating the nation. The Prime Minister added that the nation…

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Opinion: Is Trump’s Re-Election Good News for Azerbaijan-U.S. relations?

On 5 December, the Azerbaijani Press Agency (APA) in reference to “diplomatic sources” reported that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister rejected a United States-initiated meeting with his Armenian counterpart on the sidelines of the 31st meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Malta. According to the agency, the reason behind Azerbaijan’s refusal was related to…

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