Azerbaijan’s economy is expected to gain moderate momentum in 2026, with real GDP growth projected to reach 2.5%, up from 1.4% in 2025, according to a new forecast by Fitch Solutions.
The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace was held on February 19 in Washington, the capital of the United States.
According to available information, a new phase of provocative activity may now be beginning. The campaign is not slowing down — it is escalating. Reports suggest that in the coming days another wave of attacks will be launched, targeting both Azerbaijan as a whole and members of the state leadership personally.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) during his working visit to the United States, where he arrived at the invitation of President Donald Trump.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has arrived on a working visit to Washington to participate in the inaugural meeting of President Trump’s Board of Peace on February 19, 2026.
On 18 February 2026, SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met with Amerino Gatti, Executive Vice President, Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes.
Ukrainian Olena Aliyeva, wife of the son of the President of Azerbaijan, has been subjected to an information attack.
The South Caucasus is entering a new phase of regional energy reconfiguration as Azerbaijan moves forward with plans to transmit electricity to its Nakhchivan exclave through southern Armenia, along the Zangezur corridor.
On February 17, 2026, the Baku Military Court sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison. The Armenian citizen was charged with crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other serious offences.
The verdict was delivered during an open court hearing at the Baku Military Court.
As the Trump Administration is trying to drag the world toward the reconstruction of Gaza, an undertaking fraught with security, political, and economic challenges, a gap is emerging between the “old” Europe, skeptical of Trump, and nation-states seeking to expand cooperation with Washington.
President Ilham Aliyev spoke at the Munich Security Conference directly and without diplomatic courtesies: Azerbaijan’s embassy in Ukraine was struck three times. After the first strike, he said, it might still have been possible to assume an accident.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is on an official visit to Serbia, held talks in Belgrade with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and took part in a ceremony marking the exchange of bilateral documents, as well as the first meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council between the two countries.
During his visit to Germany, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took part in the Munich Security Conference, which is being held at a time when traditional centres of power in global politics are shifting, the international security architecture is evolving, and competition between strategies and development models is intensifying.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of deliberately targeting Azerbaijan’s embassy in Kyiv, saying the diplomatic compound was hit multiple times during Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
A study commissioned by the EU, which was published last week, focused on what investments and infrastructure projects are needed to better connect Europe to Central Asian markets via the South Caucasus.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is participating in the Munich Security Conference 2026, where he is joining a series of panel discussions focused on regional security, connectivity, and energy cooperation.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, outlining his assessment of regional peace, relations with Western partners, and ongoing geopolitical projects.
Azerbaijan’s TURAN small-arms platform, developed by USH Group with the involvement of Azerbaijani special forces, has drawn strong interest from international partners and NATO-country representatives at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that there are circles in Russia that consider peace between Yerevan, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan to be against their interests.
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in the South Caucasus. With sustained diplomatic engagement, strategic investment, and a clear vision for regional connectivity, the United States is positioning itself not merely as a mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but as an anchor of long-term stability.
Vice President Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan signals a shifting balance of power in the region, and it’s not in Russia’s favor.
Kazakhstan is building its political and economic engagement with the South Caucasus, driven by Armenia–Azerbaijan rapprochement and the need to find less risky east–west trade routes following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Azerbaijan has purchased 96 SAM120 self-propelled automatic mortar systems of 122 mm caliber from Slovakia.
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