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Washington peace, one year on: What changed in South Caucasus?

A year after the landmark Washington meeting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the South Caucasus is beginning to look less like a geopolitical fault...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Armenia becomes new fault line in global power contest

Armenia becomes new fault line in global power contest

As argued in our previous analysis, the conflict in Ukraine is no longer simply a war over territory. It has become an undeclared struggle over the...

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Azernews Staff

Azerbaijan’s $4.9 billion credit push targets roads, rail and reconstruction

Azerbaijan’s $4.9 billion credit push targets roads, rail and reconstruction

The economic landscape of Azerbaijan is currently undergoing a profound structural metamorphosis, where capital flows are silently redefining the...

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Qabil Ashirov

Ukraine war evolves into global contest as Russia, Iran face pressure

Ukraine war evolves into global contest as Russia, Iran face pressure

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, most analysts expected the conflict to end within days or, at most, a few...

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Elnur Enveroglu

Azerbaijan’s debt shrinks as reliance on foreign credit fades

Azerbaijan’s debt shrinks as reliance on foreign credit fades

The sovereign balance sheet of a nation is rarely a narrative written in bold strokes of victory; it is, instead, a quiet sonata composed in the...

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Qabil Ashirov

Ukraine’s Caspian strike reveals how Iran and Russia wars are converging [Op-Ed]

Ukraine’s Caspian strike reveals how Iran and Russia wars are converging [Op-Ed]

War in Ukraine has been ongoing for longer than World War I - yes, you heard it right. It would be difficult and irrelevant to find similarities...

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Akbar Novruz

Rising fuel prices push drivers worldwide toward electric vehicles

The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have sent shockwaves through global energy markets, pushing fuel prices to record levels in many parts of the...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Aghdam’s $574 million sales herald new economic era for Karabakh

When Azerbaijan regained control of Karabakh in 2020, the immediate priority was clear. Roads had to be rebuilt, electricity restored, water systems...

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Qabil Ashirov

Iran war turns Strait of Hormuz into global economic pressure point

Iran war turns Strait of Hormuz into global economic pressure point

The US and Israeli war with Iran that erupted on February 28 did not begin suddenly. Its roots stretch back generations, from the 1953 coup against...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Ruben Vardanyan’s philanthropic mask cannot hide his political past

Ruben Vardanyan’s philanthropic mask cannot hide his political past

There is an important distinction between philanthropy and political influence. The former can build schools, preserve cultural heritage and support...

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Azernews Staff

SOCAR’s Italian investments point beyond traditional oil business

SOCAR’s Italian investments point beyond traditional oil business

There are moments when the future of the energy industry is announced not with a dramatic discovery or a record-breaking oil field, but with a quiet...

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Qabil Ashirov

Washington backs Baku’s corridor push to cement South Caucasus peace

Washington backs Baku’s corridor push to cement South Caucasus peace

There are moments when the future of a region is shaped not by the sound of gunfire, but by the quiet approval of a budget. A figure buried in a...

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Qabil Ashirov

Corsican question exposes contradictions in France’s rights diplomacy

Corsican question exposes contradictions in France’s rights diplomacy

Armenian separatists are once again trying to harp on the same string. This time, they are attempting to do it through the Corsican Assembly, which...

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Ulviyya Poladova

How Azerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan alliance reshape geopolitical map of Middle Corridor?

How Azerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan alliance reshape geopolitical map of Middle Corridor?

Achieving economic development and establishing oneself as a regional power centre is not simply a matter of being located in a favourable...

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Elnur Enveroglu

Azerbaijan's multicultural model faces new propaganda challenge

Azerbaijan's multicultural model faces new propaganda challenge

In recent weeks, claims accusing Azerbaijan of having "expelled" Armenians from Karabakh and carried out so-called "ethnic...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Azerbaijan’s new power grid links renewables to its gas export strategy

Azerbaijan’s new power grid links renewables to its gas export strategy

Some landmarks announce themselves with towering skylines or roaring machinery. Others stand almost unnoticed, hidden behind steel fences and...

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Qabil Ashirov

World Bank's latest assessment brings new perspective on Baku's challenge in human capital reform

The latest World Bank Human Capital Index brings bad news for policymakers in Baku. According to the latest HCI , released in April 2026, Armenia has...

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Akbar Novruz

Armenia’s transport ambitions collide with Russia’s railway interests

Armenia’s transport ambitions collide with Russia’s railway interests

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's latest remarks on Armenia's railways were accute but entirely consistent with the line his government has...

02.08.2026 10

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Ulviyya Poladova

What $2 billion in Central Bank FX purchases says about manat

What $2 billion in Central Bank FX purchases says about manat

The latest statements from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan provide an important insight into the country's monetary policy and offer investors a...

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Qabil Ashirov

Why Azerbaijan's inflation outlook points to interest rate stability [ANALYSIS]

Why Azerbaijan's inflation outlook points to interest rate stability [ANALYSIS]

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan's latest inflation forecast may appear modest at first glance, but it offers an important clue about the direction...

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Qabil Ashirov

Azerbaijan's new alliance with Kyrgyzstan marks rise of Central Asian Caspian region

Azerbaijan's new alliance with Kyrgyzstan marks rise of Central Asian Caspian region

President Ilham Aliyev's two-day state visit to Kyrgyzstan may ultimately be remembered as more than another diplomatic exchange, as the key...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Baku-Bishkek build stronger Turkic axis for changing Eurasia

Baku-Bishkek build stronger Turkic axis for changing Eurasia

The geopolitical map of Eurasia is evolving by shifting trade routes, changing security dynamics and the growing importance of regional partnerships....

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Elnur Enveroglu

Azerbaijan's digital Silk Way moves forward as Trans-Caspian cable installation begins

Azerbaijan's digital Silk Way moves forward as Trans-Caspian cable installation begins

A specialized cable-laying vessel has departed from the Port of Baku to begin installing the Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable Line toward the port of...

31.07.2026 10

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Akbar Novruz

Baku's Central Asian strategy comes into focus ahead of Bishkek Summit [Op-ED]

Baku's Central Asian strategy comes into focus ahead of Bishkek Summit [Op-ED]

Then there are some diplomatic affairs that Western newsrooms tend to label as "regional," an elegant euphemism for "ignore." One...

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Akbar Novruz

Can Azerbaijan turn its AI strategy into real-world results? [INTERVIEW]

Can Azerbaijan turn its AI strategy into real-world results? [INTERVIEW]

Artificial intelligence is expected to become one of the key drivers of Azerbaijan's digital transformation over the coming years. By assigning...

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Akbar Novruz

Romania turns to Caspian and Black Sea in Europe's energy shift

Romania turns to Caspian and Black Sea in Europe's energy shift

Europe is entering a period in which energy security is once again becoming one of the continent’s most serious strategic challenges. After years of...

30.07.2026 20

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Ulviyya Poladova

Why Kazakhstan can no longer rely on one oil route

Why Kazakhstan can no longer rely on one oil route

A few days ago, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium announced the resumption of the loading process at the Novorossiysk Terminal following an interruption...

29.07.2026 10

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Akbar Novruz

Moody's upbeat on Azerbaijan's oil wealth as diversification gains momentum

Moody's upbeat on Azerbaijan's oil wealth as diversification gains momentum

Last year, Azerbaijan passed the milestone that it had failed to pass for decades. The upgrading of Moody's to Baa3 in July 2025, which is the...

29.07.2026 10

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Akbar Novruz

One year after Washington breakthrough - Why peace still out of reach?

One year after Washington breakthrough - Why peace still out of reach?

In just a few days, it will be one year since Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and U.S. President Donald...

28.07.2026 10

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Ulviyya Poladova

US-Saudi nuclear deal puts Iran, Israel in new strategic equation

US-Saudi nuclear deal puts Iran, Israel in new strategic equation

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a signed Section 123 civil nuclear cooperation agreement between Washington and Saudi Arabia. The 30-year...

28.07.2026 20

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Akbar Novruz

Could freezing Ukraine war contain Russia's regional ambitions

Could freezing Ukraine war contain Russia's regional ambitions

For more than four years, the Russia-Ukraine war has been a geopolitical pressure cooker, with every new military escalation raising the temperature...

27.07.2026 20

AzerNews

Elnur Enveroglu

SOFAZ diversifies its portfolio as Azerbaijan’s oil era matures

SOFAZ diversifies its portfolio as Azerbaijan’s oil era matures

Last week, Azerbaijan's sovereign wealth fund SOFAZ released one of its traditional monthly reports. Despite the previous increases in its...

27.07.2026 20

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Akbar Novruz

KOSPI’s AI warning starts to look like signal for Nasdaq

KOSPI’s AI warning starts to look like signal for Nasdaq

For more than a year, the artificial intelligence boom has seemed almost unstoppable. Nvidia became the symbol of a new technological era, Microsoft...

27.07.2026 20

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Azernews Staff

War risks transform maritime insurance into barrier to global trade

Historically, maritime insurance operated quietly in the background lika a modest line item ensuring that if a storm hit or a rare misfortune...

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Ulviyya Poladova

America's Armenian lobby turning peace process into political battleground

The latest move by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee against Azerbaijan raises a question that Washington should be asking itself: is Congress...

25.07.2026 20

AzerNews

Elnur Enveroglu

$100 oil question: why even peace may not be enough to calm markets

Oil has once again crossed the symbolic threshold of $100 per barrel, reviving memories of previous geopolitical shocks that sent energy markets into...

25.07.2026 20

AzerNews

Qabil Ashirov

Constitutional reform becomes Armenia's next political battleground

In the coming period, Armenia may find itself facing one of the most significant constitutional challenges ever since the Velvet Revolution of 2018....

24.07.2026 20

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Akbar Novruz

Azerbaijan wins the corridor race, but geopolitics get uncomfortable

This week, the Iranian Railways Administration officially confirmed that construction of the 162 km railway Rasht-Astara will start immediately after...

24.07.2026 20

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Akbar Novruz

Middle East conflict sends shockwaves across global gas markets

The economic shockwaves from the renewed conflict in the Middle East are no longer confined to crude oil. In one of the most striking recalibrations...

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Ulviyya Poladova

Russia's nuclear dilemma becomes more dangerous as its internal fault lines deepen

The war in Ukraine has entered another of those phases in which diplomacy and military pressure move in parallel, but neither is yet strong enough to...

23.07.2026 20

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Elnur Enveroglu

Azerbaijan's companies take next step from regional players to global businesses

When considering the position of the Azerbaijani economy on the global map, the picture that naturally came to mind for many years was one of incoming...

23.07.2026 20

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Qabil Ashirov

Jabrayil’s new rail link set to drive economic growth in Araz Valley

Where standard-gauge tracks bite into the dust of the Araz basin, an ancient plain learns a new rhythm. Silence, long settled like fine silt over the...

23.07.2026 30

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Qabil Ashirov

Azerbaijan rises from energy partner to strategic player in Europe

The official visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Germany, which began on July 21, 2026, marked a significant milestone in relations between...

22.07.2026 20

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Ulviyya Poladova

Five major takeaways from President Aliyev’s Berlin visit [ANALYSIS]

In Berlin, Azerbaijan gets its most important European endorsement yet. A strong and perhaps bold statement. Well, the original plan was to hold this...

22.07.2026 20

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Akbar Novruz

Why Azerbaijan matters more than ever in global energy market

As of mid-2026, Azerbaijan stands at a profound economic and geopolitical crossroads. Rich oil reserves transformed Baku into one of the world's...

22.07.2026 30

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Ulviyya Poladova

Europe's new reality brings Baku, Berlin closer than ever [ANALYSIS]

Europe's largest economy is undergoing one of the most profound structural adjustments in its post-war history. After decades of building its...

21.07.2026 20

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Elnur Enveroglu

Europe faces renewed energy crisis risk as Gulf tensions push gas prices higher

As the summer of 2026 unfolds, Europe finds itself in an increasingly precarious energy position that few analysts anticipated even six months ago....

20.07.2026 20

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Ulviyya Poladova

Can Azerbaijan's regional airports unlock its tourism potential?

Azerbaijan's tourism bureau has a problem that is easier to describe than to solve. It has spent over $10 billion reconstructing Karabakh, has...

20.07.2026 30

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Akbar Novruz

Baku-Yerevan economic engagement lowers regional geopolitical risks

Economic normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia is beginning to produce measurable effects in trade, transit and regional connectivity. The most...

19.07.2026 20

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Ulviyya Poladova

Artificial Intelligence becomes new geopolitical battleground

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technological frontier. It is becoming a geopolitical system, as a source of economic power, military...

19.07.2026 20

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Ulviyya Poladova