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Every extra fraction of a degree in average global temperature is a direct contributor to the intensifying climate risks that humanity is now...
Azerbaijan has the most affordable gasoline among the countries of the South Caucasus. Despite relatively low fuel prices compared with neighboring...
In mid-October 2026, France found itself plunged into a period of acute societal upheaval. What began as a series of widespread demonstrations across...
A while ago, France spoke about a path toward the "normalization of relations" between Baku and Paris after decades of deep tension between...
A few weeks after US President Donald Trump signed a law expanding sanctions on Russia [hell sanctions] his administration issued a general license...
The Caspian Sea is becoming more than a link between Central Asia and the South Caucasus. It is emerging as a potential gateway for the digital...
Global food prices have surged to a four-year peak, driven by significant logistics disruptions and adverse weather conditions that have heightened...
The Caspian Sea’s falling water levels are turning out to be more than an environmental warning. They are a test of whether regional cooperation can...
This week, Baku is hosting the 4th International Conference on "Strengthening Trust and Developing Effective Mechanisms and Solutions for...
The steady warming of relations between Azerbaijan and Germany in recent times appears to unsettle certain forces and circles. Viewed in the context...
In October, a new fibre-optic communication line is set to launch, connecting Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan along the Aktau-Sumgayit route. The project...
While oil prices hog the headlines and gas only gets a mention when winter rolls around, a far more important metal has been quietly flying under the...
A few years ago, talk about Eurasian transport corridors mostly came down to finding the shortest route between Asia and Europe. Today, with global...
After years of quiet, enlargement is back at the center of the European agenda. The European Commission is preparing accession roadmaps for...
The TRIPP (Zangezur) Corridor no longer looks like just another road or transport line. If it manages to tie together the countries of Central Asia,...
While the world keeps its eyes on wars, tariffs, and oil prices, a story is quietly unfolding in the corridors of the UN headquarters in New York, one...
For years, the world looked at Karabakh as a frozen conflict. Diplomats wrote their reports, mediators gathered around tables in European capitals,...
China highly increased its gold purchases this year. Over the first eight months, the country imported more than 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal,...
Azerbaijan's state oil company, SOCAR, has moved into Africa's offshore energy scene by picking up a stake in an oil and gas field off the...
On the eve of the September 24 meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, representatives of both sides sat down for a closed-door...
Calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly common within OpenAI. AI experts and policymakers have...
The relationship between Baku and London moved beyond the familiar oil-and-gas script a long time ago, and the latest meeting at the Energy Ministry...
Economic cooperation among the Organization of Turkic-speaking States is gaining momentum. But despite this, some companies still face differences in...
Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on specific entry and exit routes for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz following several weeks...
The expansion of the Middle Corridor is becoming increasingly important for the economic prospects of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. What was...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan concluded his visit to France, which was the first one since his party’s victory in the June parliamentary...
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) became capable of transporting an additional 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas per year as of January 1 this year....
The problem of transit through the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to affect an increasing number of countries. The volume of liquefied natural gas...
The V International Black Sea-Caspian Transport Forum, titled "Corridors. Infrastructure. Investments," was held in Baku, bringing together...
US-led effort to bring Russia and Ukraine closer to a possible settlement has entered a new stage. Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
When Zelenskyy left the White House after his July 28 meeting with Trump, he said the U.S. president had agreed to provide Ukraine with licenses to...
Late summer handed the oil market something it hadn't seen in decades. Washington and Caracas signed an energy agreement that can seriously...
As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is being held in Bishkek on August 31–September 1, transport and connectivity are again in...
The genie is out of the bottle, and nobody in Silicon Valley knows how to put it back. For years, governments have struggled to keep pace with social...
Every year on 29 August, the world observes the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in...
The global economic architecture in 2026 continues to present a complex web of logistical rewiring and volatile commodity flows. In Azerbaijan’s...
Armenia’s internal political scene is once again dominated by serious scandal, infighting and confrontation. At the centre of the latest turmoil are...
The twentieth century unfolded under the sign of oil. Often called "black gold," petroleum powered industrial development, transformed...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Uzbekistan marks another stage in the rapid rapprochement between Baku and Tashkent. Relations between...
There are diplomatic agreements that make headlines for a day, and there are agreements designed to shape relations for decades. The treaty signed by...
US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan remains the subject of high-level diplomatic negotiations, as efforts intensify to overcome...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has done more than interrupt tanker traffic. It has exposed a fundamental weakness in the global energy system....
For a long time, the Arctic was associated with the "dead land" of the North and was not considered a place suitable for economic activity...
China's industrial machine is producing an ever-growing volume of goods, but the global market's capacity to absorb them is beginning to...
The global oil market has entered another period where geopolitics is setting the tone, while weaker demand and rising inventories are trying to pull...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Caspian Day, also known as the Day for the Protection of the Environment of the Caspian Sea. On August 12,...
Azerbaijan’s long-discussed Zangezur Corridor appears to be entering a new phase, shifting from a prolonged political dispute into a concrete...
As a country located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan has long sought to build balanced and productive relations with both European...
Azerbaijan-China energy cooperation is entering a more mature and strategically significant phase, shaped by a mix of political trust and economic...
In the 21st century, the struggle for natural resources is becoming a new type of covert warfare. Countries today do not compete only for land,...