Azerbaijan

Friday 30th December

Armenia-Turkey: the end of rapprochement

Vicken Cheterian, 30 December 2011
A diplomatic process designed to normalise relations between Armenia and Turkey led to the signing of two protocols in 2009. Its failure is rooted in the miscalculations of both sides, says Vicken Cheterian.
Wednesday 24th August

Azerbaijani demolitions: an update

Thomas de Waal, 24 August 2011
The authorities’ destruction of a building and precious archive of human-rights workers in Baku is an act of mindless cruelty that damages Azerbaijan itself, says Thomas de Waal.
Friday 29th July

Azerbaijan: speed without system

Thomas de Waal, 29 July 2011
The authorities in Baku seem intent on building a new Dubai on the Caspian. But there is a dark side to the boom in Azerbaijan’s capital, finds Thomas de Waal.
Friday 17th June

"Political technology": why is it alive and flourishing in the former USSR?

Andrew Wilson, 17 June 2011
Since the 1990s, post-Soviet elites have used manipulation, corruption and the government machine to maintain their grip on power. But with countries' paths diverging over time and with little opposition to speak of in many cases, Andrew Wilson asks: why is there still a need for these dark arts?
Thursday 27th January

Azerbaijan: rights situation no cause for celebration

Giorgi Gogia, 27 January 2011
It has been ten years since Azerbaijan became a member of the Council of Europe, but no one is in the mood for a party. The country’s media remains shackled, dubious laws continue to be used punitively, and political opponents are still sent to prison. The Council needs to take its membership criteria more seriously, suggests Giorgi Gogia.
Thursday 4th November

The lightness of history in the Caucasus

Thomas de Waal, 4 November 2010
The Caucasus is often depicted as a region of peoples locked in enduring and invariant nationalist enmity. The reality is more complex and therefore more hopeful, says Thomas de Waal.
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