With a single phrase uttered at a rally in the province of Zanjan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian triggered a political storm in Tehran. “If we cannot be friends with Azerbaijan, and Israel does it instead of us, then the fault lies with us,” he told the crowd.
The ongoing global lawlessness across virtually all spheres once again underscores the relevance of Azerbaijan’s experience—manifested in the implementation of strategic objectives without harming secondary, let alone third parties.
Russia does not intend to let its outpost — Armenia — drift freely. This is now a fact. Moscow is deploying an increasingly ambitious campaign on the Armenian political field.
The relationship between Azerbaijan and Russia is undergoing a fundamental shift, marked by rising tensions, strategic recalibrations, and broader geopolitical implications for the South Caucasus.
While Azerbaijan strengthens ties with Turkey, Israel, and China, it maintains strategic autonomy and broad diplomatic outreach. Armenia, once heavily dependent on Russia, is now moving closer to the West.
The war with Israel brought Iran’s unresolved relationship with Azerbaijan back to the forefront.
Starting August 2, Azerbaijan will begin supplying natural gas to Syria via Turkey under an agreement signed during the visit of Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa to Baku.
Armenia stands to gain economically, but domestic opposition and threats from Russia must be weighed by the country’s prime minister.
There was a time when France evoked a breeze of romance, philosophy, and freedom. A time when Dumas, Hugo, and Voltaire dazzled the world with their masterpieces — works that will forever remain in the annals of history.
Former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov recently published a Facebook post that sparked strong reactions within Russian nationalist circles.
Azerbaijan is asserting its informational sovereignty amid growing tensions with Russia. The collapse of the shared post-Soviet media space reflects deeper shifts in identity, memory politics, and national security priorities.
The question now is whether Moscow will forgive Pashinyan’s earlier maneuvers or attempt to replace him with someone more obedient. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be Samvel Karapetyan.
With Azerbaijan defying Russia, the region has the opportunity to clinch a historic peace deal.
Azerbaijani-Russian relations face their worst crisis in decades, fueled by geopolitical rivalry, energy competition, media warfare, and Russia’s aggression, culminating in a deadly airliner incident and deep diplomatic fractures.
In recent months, tensions have been mounting once again in the South Caucasus due to Russia’s increasingly assertive foreign policy toward Azerbaijan.
Baku and Washington are successfully overcoming the unpleasant legacy of the Biden administration — this can now be stated as a fact.
During the recent negotiations in Abu Dhabi between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the idea of initialing a peace agreement was discussed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in part to shore up and expand Moscow’s unchallenged dominance of the former Soviet space.
All interested parties witnessed this once again during the Global Media Forum that opened on 19 July in Khankendi, where the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev delivered another keynote address, sending—as always—important messages to various global actors.
The speech by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum will remain a focal point for journalists and analysts for a long time to come.
President Ilham Aliyev’s recent statement that Azerbaijan is preparing legal documents to file international lawsuits over the civilian AZAL aircraft shot down by the Russian Armed Forces has reignited the ongoing crisis in Azerbaijan–Russia relations.
Cooperation among the three Turkic littoral states, excluding Russian involvement, has been a significant development in the Caspian Sea in recent years.
President Ilham Aliyev’s speech at the 3rd Global Media Forum in Khankendi was not merely the highlight of the day—it symbolized a tectonic shift in regional geopolitics.
Azerbaijan’s energy ambitions are shifting from oil to offshore wind and hydrogen—opening new opportunities for NATO and energy security.
