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Islamabad Talks: hidden winners of war with no end in sight [ANALYSIS]

Islamabad Talks: hidden winners of war with no end in sight [ANALYSIS]

If you ask who emerged as a loser in Islamabad, the answer is quite clear. After more than 21 hours of face-to-face talks, the most serious...

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Orbán vs Magyar: Election that could shake Europe’s balance

Orbán vs Magyar: Election that could shake Europe’s balance

Hungary stands at what could be a defining political turning point, as voters head to the polls in one of the most competitive elections the country...

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US–Iran 'uneasy' ceasefire: What happened and what comes next?

US–Iran 'uneasy' ceasefire: What happened and what comes next?

On April 8, less than two hours before the deadline for the ultimatum issued by the United States against Iran, an interim agreement on a ceasefire...

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Middle Corridor moment: How crisis rewriting global trade paths

Middle Corridor moment: How crisis rewriting global trade paths

At the recent G20 summit held in New Delhi in September 2023, when the leaders announced the formation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic...

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Azerbaijan’s short war in a long-war era: strategy, restraint and politics of winning

Azerbaijan’s short war in a long-war era: strategy, restraint and politics of winning

The world has grown accustomed to wars that do not end. The ongoing war in Ukraine, four years since Russia’s annexation, has cost hundreds of...

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Can taking Kharg Island really break Iran’s resistance?

Can taking Kharg Island really break Iran’s resistance?

From the very beginning of the US–Israel–Iran war, the central question has been deceptively simple: who will win, and how will it end? Yet with...

07.04.2026 10

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Oil markets on borrowed time as US–Iran deadline looms over Hormuz [ANALYSIS]

Oil markets on borrowed time as US–Iran deadline looms over Hormuz [ANALYSIS]

For five weeks, the world's oil markets have been operating on borrowed time. Commercial reserves have been drawn down, tanker traffic has been...

07.04.2026 10

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Baku-Tbilisi partnership that Europe depends on but rarely notices

Baku-Tbilisi partnership that Europe depends on but rarely notices

When Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected as Georgia's new president, the first visit he undertook was neither to Brussels nor Washington nor Ankara;...

06.04.2026 10

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In shadow of regional war, South Caucasus turns to cooperation

In shadow of regional war, South Caucasus turns to cooperation

Three years ago, the idea of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia building a common regional home seemed a noble wish - admirable in concept, impossibly...

04.04.2026 10

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Azerbaijan’s energy pivot gains traction in TotalEnergies–Masdar deal

Azerbaijan’s energy pivot gains traction in TotalEnergies–Masdar deal

On Thursday, two of the world's most powerful energy companies signed a document that said something significant about where they think the...

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Brotherhood meets business as OTS sets its sights on global influence

Brotherhood meets business as OTS sets its sights on global influence

There’s a phrase that keeps turning up in the official verbiage of the Organization of Turkic States - "fraternal peoples,"...

02.04.2026 10

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Leaving Iran, keeping pressure: Paradox of Washington’s Gulf policy

"All I have to do is leave Iran." That was Donald Trump on Wednesday, standing in the Oval Office, speaking to reporters about gas prices....

01.04.2026 10

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Missiles over Türkiye, talks in Islamabad: Is this Washington's last exit?

As Iranian missiles strike Türkiye for the fourth time and a new regional security order stirs quietly in Riyadh, Pakistan is threading an almost...

31.03.2026 10

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Japan’s Hormuz shock triggers Caspian oil pivot as INPEX rewrites supply chains

For decades, Tokyo’s energy planners quietly recognized an uncomfortable reality: Japan’s economy was balanced on a single thread – a...

30.03.2026 10

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Corridor of consequence: Armenia, Azerbaijan and politics of transit

When Yerevan's deputy prime minister called the opening of Azerbaijani transit routes "significant", he was understating a seismic...

29.03.2026 20

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Ballots or battlefront? Ukraine confronts limits of democracy under martial law [ANALYSIS]

Reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may announce presidential elections and a peace referendum this spring have triggered intense...

28.03.2026 10

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Brussels’ blind spot: why a convicted figure still commands EU sympathy

In February of this year, a court in Baku delivered its verdict. Ruben Vardanyan, former State Minister of so-called Nagorno-Karabakh, was sentenced...

27.03.2026 10

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Riga eyes Baku as northern gateway for trans-Caspian trade

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reordered the commercial geography of Europe, and some of the less remarked effects include the emergence of...

26.03.2026 10

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US-Israel-Iran war exposes cracks in transatlantic alliance, limits of Western strategy [COMMENTARY]

The US–Israel war with Iran is entering a phase where escalation and limitation are unfolding simultaneously, creating the illusion of both climax...

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Trump, Tehran and truth gap: US-Iran talk bluff or breakdown

In the autumn of 1956, Britain and France launched a military operation to seize the Suez Canal from Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser. The operation...

24.03.2026 20

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When memory becomes battlefield: Politics of denial in Armenia’s election year [Op-Ed]

As elections approach in Armenia, the government’s efforts to normalize relations with Azerbaijan are being met with a wave of domestic populist...

23.03.2026 20

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Armenia heads to polls: state and old elites collide [ANALYSIS]

Armenia is once again entering election season in a familiar mood: fragmented and quietly uncertain about its own direction. They have been here...

21.03.2026 20

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Sanctions crack: US waiver frees Russian oil amid supply shock [ANALYSIS]

As the Gulf War persists, the extent of its ripple effect is expanding to a point that feels beyond control. Trump, who has made it his objective...

20.03.2026 20

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BTC pipeline becomes lifeline as Gulf tensions escalate

Crude markets in the Mediterranean have become much tighter this month, with premiums on two of the most closely watched crude grades in the region...

19.03.2026 30

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What Iran war tells us about defense stocks? [ANALYSIS]

No period is more disconcerting to witness in financial markets than during times of conflict. The minute a missile strikes anywhere in the world,...

18.03.2026 30

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Oil, tourism and security: Why Gulf states loom as losers in US-Israel-Iran war

The US-Israel-Iran war has been ongoing for more than two weeks already, and as the war engulfs further, the cracks seem to appear more visible. The...

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Global wellness boom leaves Azerbaijan’s spa wealth untapped - healing waters, missing strategy

Azerbaijan boasts a wealth of natural therapeutic resources, including crude oil baths in Naftalan and 300 mineral springs in Lachin. However, the...

16.03.2026 20

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Oil artery at risk: US-Iran clash turns Strait of Hormuz into global energy flashpoint

Since late February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has become the central theatre of the US–Iran confrontation. Following joint US–Israeli strikes on...

15.03.2026 20

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Oil wealth no longer enough as Azerbaijan pushes new growth strategy [ANALYSIS]

Azerbaijan's Economy Minister signals that strong foundations are no longer sufficient. Saying the quiet part loud, the setting was a policy...

13.03.2026 20

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When algorithms join battlefield: US military’s AI dilemma [ANALYSIS]

The Pentagon is using tools from Anthropic and OpenAI, major artificial intelligence companies, to make military decisions in Iran, and guiding...

13.03.2026 40

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Global Baku Forum reflects world facing geopolitical rivalry

The international system is entering a period of unprecedented strain. Compared with just a year ago, global conflicts have deepened, geopolitical...

12.03.2026 30

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Crisis of United Nations in an age of great power rivalry

"You are gambling with World War 3, you are gambling with World War 3." These were the words of US President Donald Trump on February 28,...

11.03.2026 30

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Azerbaijan’s hazelnut exports surge as Turkish frost shocks global markets

For more than a century, hazelnuts have been the quiet backbone of a peculiar corner of global agriculture: a crop that is simultaneously niche and...

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Mathematics of US-Iran war: missiles, drones and endurance [ANALYSIS]

After joint US–Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and senior officials, Tehran responded within hours. Missiles and drones were launched...

06.03.2026 30

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Iran’s drone strike on Nakhchivan sends a message — But what is it?

For decades, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) has lived as a strategic island, separated from the Azerbaijani mainland by geography and...

05.03.2026 30

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Kurdish card: Is CIA preparing new front on Iran’s western border?

The conflict in Iran shows no signs of de-escalation, engulfing the Arabian Peninsula in a tense atmosphere of war. As the situation stands, it...

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The Gulf’s dilemma: Stand with Washington or risk Tehran’s wrath

The past four days have upended long-standing assumptions in the Persian Gulf. For decades, the prevailing doctrine among Gulf monarchies rested on a...

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Aftermath of Pakistan-Taliban border clashes: What is next?

The Middle East is once again engulfed in fiery wars. American and Israeli aircraft are striking targets inside Iran, opening a new and perilous...

03.03.2026 20

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Erdogan's Ethiopia visit: how Türkiye building power along Red Sea corridor [INTERVIEW]

Africa has emerged as a focal point in the intricate tapestry of Turkish President Erdogan's foreign policy, drawing attention and strategic...

02.03.2026 20

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Khamenei’s death and swift choreography of Iranian succession: Who is Alireza Arafi?

Within hours of the death of its long-serving supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Republic moved to project continuity. The Assembly...

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Brace for impact: With Iran in crisis, markets fear $100-a-barrel oil

There is no easy way to shape our words on what happened over the past two days. As the markets approached the end of the working week, it took just a...

02.03.2026 10

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SOCAR wins European Commission approval for Italian takeover

Brussels is prepared to embrace new actors in Europe’s energy market as the European Commission has given the green light for Azerbaijan’s state...

27.02.2026 30

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Russia’s railway grip casts long shadow over Zangezur corridor

The opening of the Zangezur Corridor, also known as the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), envisioned as a direct land...

25.02.2026 20

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Westminster’s controversial Karabakh inquiry threatens fragile Armenia Azerbaijan peace

In diplomacy, words matter. So do names. When a British legal body announced an inquiry into the alleged destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in...

24.02.2026 20

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Moscow’s dream of return collides with changed South Caucasus

For four years, the war in Ukraine has ground on, steadily burying the early bravado that it would be over in days. That claim, authored in Moscow,...

24.02.2026 20

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Azerbaijan aligns with Washington as new peace architecture emerges

For millions of people living in areas affected by war, the breakdown of diplomacy feels very real and painful. It means daily struggles with loss,...

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Azerbaijan’s post-war expertise puts it on radar in Trump’s new peace framework

US President Donald Trump prepares to host the first formal meeting of his newly created “Board of Peace” in Washington, since its first...

19.02.2026 30

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What crossing the Armenia–Azerbaijan border now feels like: A participant’s account

It began not with a handshake in a grand hall, but with a crossing on foot. On a cold February morning, an Azerbaijani delegation passed through a...

16.02.2026 20

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Ukraine, Gaza and paralysed UN: Crises that shaped Munich 2026 [ANALYSIS]

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has long been a barometer of Western anxiety. This year, it felt closer to a post-mortem. And ever since the 2026...

15.02.2026 20

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Munich Security Conference: Navigating "Wrecking Ball" era of global politics

In the drafty halls of the Bayerischer Hof, the "Bayerischer Hof" of the mind has always been more important than the physical suite. Since...

13.02.2026 20

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