Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Moscow poses as key ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Baku on February 21-22. The main goal...
AzerbaijanAZERBAIJAN: New sackings show power consolidation
President Ilham Aliyev sacked Labour Minister Ali Nagiyev yesterday, in what became the second...
AzerbaijanAZERBAIJAN: Revalued manat may contribute to inflation
The timing of currency redenomination and the high degree of market monopolisation are likely to...
AzerbaijanRUSSIA/GEORGIA: Blasts rupture bilateral relations
A series of explosions hit a gas pipeline and a high-power electricity transmission tower...
RussiaAZERBAIJAN: Baku may want Kazakh oil for BTC
The construction of the second 30-inch pipeline to connect two oil terminals on Azerbaijan's...
AzerbaijanAZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Fuel prices may affect relations
A leading opposition party, the Popular Front, issued a statement on January 7, criticising the...
AzerbaijanPROSPECTS 2006: Caucasus energy is boon and threat
The completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline early in 2006 will constitute a watershed for...
CaucasusNATO/CAUCASUS/RUSSIA: Moscow hinders NATO presence
Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli held talks with senior NATO officials in Brussels...
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