Azerbaijan

  • Mar 1, 2006
  • 7 min read

AZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Moscow poses as key ally

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Baku on February 21-22. The main goal...

Azerbaijan
  • Feb 8, 2006
  • 2 min read

AZERBAIJAN: New sackings show power consolidation

President Ilham Aliyev sacked Labour Minister Ali Nagiyev yesterday, in what became the second...

Azerbaijan
  • Jan 27, 2006
  • 6 min read

AZERBAIJAN: Revalued manat may contribute to inflation

The timing of currency redenomination and the high degree of market monopolisation are likely to...

Azerbaijan
  • Jan 23, 2006
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Blasts rupture bilateral relations

A series of explosions hit a gas pipeline and a high-power electricity transmission tower...

Russia
  • Jan 10, 2006
  • 2 min read

AZERBAIJAN: Baku may want Kazakh oil for BTC

The construction of the second 30-inch pipeline to connect two oil terminals on Azerbaijan's...

Azerbaijan
  • Jan 9, 2006
  • 1 min read

AZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Fuel prices may affect relations

A leading opposition party, the Popular Front, issued a statement on January 7, criticising the...

Azerbaijan
  • Dec 12, 2005
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2006: Caucasus energy is boon and threat

The completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline early in 2006 will constitute a watershed for...

Caucasus
  • Nov 30, 2005
  • 7 min read

NATO/CAUCASUS/RUSSIA: Moscow hinders NATO presence

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli held talks with senior NATO officials in Brussels...

Nato