Commentaries

June 30, 2024

Stalled Peace: Armenia’s Constitutional Dilemma and Azerbaijan’s Skepticism

by CASPRI

Since April this year, the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process appeared to gain momentum. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made concessions for […]

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June 27, 2024

COP 29 in Baku: Accessing Azerbaijan’s Strategic Outreach and Its Geopolitical Consequences

by CASPRI

Azerbaijan’s proactive engagement with Southern Europe, through ventures like the Southern Gas Corridor and the new Black Sea Energy strategy, […]

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June 23, 2024

Strategic Dynamics at Play: The Expansion of Stakeholders in the Shah Deniz Gas Project

by CASPRI

Shah Deniz stands as one of the world’s premier gas condensate fields, and its strategic importance continues to attract significant […]

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June 20, 2024

Strategic Maneuvers: The Pashayev Clan’s Bid for Unchallenged Control Over Azerbaijan’s Parliament

by CASPRI

On June 20, amidst preparations for the COP29 international climate summit, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) declared the necessity […]

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May 25, 2024

Raisi’s Death and Its Ripple Effects in Iran’s Political Landscape

by CASPRI

The recent tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash has potential far-reaching implications for Iran’s internal […]

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May 15, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Strategic Expansion in Gas Cooperation with Türkiye and the EU: Balancing Opportunities and Challenges

by CASPRI

On May 14, Azerbaijan and Türkiye fortified their alliance in the energy sector by signing a new agreement to enhance […]

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March 3, 2021

Pandemic 2020 and the Economy of Azerbaijan

by Shahriyar Aliyev

The coronavirus pandemic, which continues to negatively affect the state of the world economy, has a significant impact on the […]

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December 1, 2020

Attitudes of Different Muslim groups in Azerbaijan toward the recent war in Nagorno Karabakh

by Sarkhan Gasimov

The recent war between Azerbaijan and Armenia was escalated on September 27and was over on November 10 with the signing […]

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September 20, 2020

Russia Seeks to Break the Ice in Relations with Azerbaijan

by Jeyhun Mahmudlu

Azerbaijani-Russian relations were remembered for continuing tensions over the supply of weapons to Armenia during the July 2020 battles on […]

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August 25, 2020

Discovery of a gas field in the Black Sea by Turkey and further prospects

by Rovshan Ibrahimov

On August 21, 2020, President of Turkey R.T. Erdogan, in his 9-minute speech, declared that a large gas field was […]

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August 25, 2020

Criticism Raised Against Prime Minister Pashinyan After the Tovuz Escalation

by Shamkhal Abilov

The military incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border that took place in July, Russia’s hidden support for Armenia’s actions, and the […]

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August 20, 2020

Azerbaijan Finds Itself Between Turkish-Russian Confrontation

by Jeyhun Mahmudlu

The military escalation between 12-15 July, in the Tovuz section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, lies with Russia’s intention to increase […]

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July 25, 2020

Escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Border may also be due to Russia’s Gas Interests

by Jeyhun Mahmudlu

On July 12, 2020, there was a military escalation in the Tovuz section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In this escalation, […]

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July 25, 2020

Fitch Confirmed Azerbaijan’s Issuer Default Ratings

by Shahriyar Aliyev

On July 17, international rating agency Fitch Ratings confirmed Azerbaijan’s long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) in local and foreign currencies […]

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May 5, 2020

EBRD Ready to Increase Financing of Azerbaijan Operations

by Shahriyar Aliyev

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced efforts of providing support to business entities. Azerbaijani authorities announced the implementation of an action […]

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