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Uzbek political scientist Eldor Aripov on the ramifications of the first EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand, the specific climate change challenges for the region and which economic sectors will matter the most going forward. zenith: Does the first EU-Central Asia Summit mark a real strategic shift toward recognizing Central Asia as a key geopolitical and geoeconomic partner?
Georgi Vanyan’s peace legacy must live on
Amid talk about a forthcoming meeting between Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, there is increasing hope in the South Caucasus that perhaps the two countries will make some progress on peace. One of the main proponents of such a summit, however, did not live long enough to see it take place. On October 15, we lost Azerbaijani-born Armenian peace activist Georgi Vanyan, who dedicated his life to reconciliation between the two nations.
The key to lasting peace in the Caucasus is reconciliation
On January 30, the trilateral working group comprised of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was formed in the wake of last year’s devastating 44-day conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to oversee the re-establishment of transport links between the warring nations, held its first meeting in Moscow. The meeting, co-chaired by the deputy prime ministers of each country, was undoubtedly an important step towards resolving the decades-old dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The key to lasting peace in the Caucasus is reconciliation
© Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Armenia's Prime Minister...
Armenia And Azerbaijan: The Business Of Reconciliation
KEY POINTS The recent conflict caused many Armenians to flee Karabakh, tragically mirroring events of the 1990s. Peace must be girded on mutual economic dependence, as France and Germany demonstrated with the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in the wake of the Second World War. Reconciliation founded on economic exchange is the ultimate means for a durable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan says one dead in Armenian attack
Azerbaijan defence ministry says one soldier has been killed and another injured in an ambush in Khojavend. Azerbaijan’s defence ministry says its army units were attacked by “an illegal Armenian armed group” in Nagorno-Karabakh, killing one Azerbaijani serviceman and wounding another. The ministry said the attack took place in the Khojavend region on Sunday afternoon and was thwarted, leaving all six attackers dead.
Azerbaijan says 2,783 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
For the first time, Baku announces military death toll from six weeks of fighting over region. Azerbaijan has said that 2,783 of its soldiers were killed during its conflict with ethnic Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and that more than 100 of its troops were still missing. Azerbaijan had until Thursday not disclosed any of its military losses in the conflict that erupted on September 27 and came to a halt on November 10 when a Russian-brokered peace deal ushered in a ceasefire.
Putin hails Armenian PM’s ‘courage’ in signing Karabakh deal
Russian president calls Pashinyan’s decisions surrounding the ending of the conflict ‘necessary’ but ‘painful’. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s “courage” in agreeing to a peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh that triggered a backlash against the leader at home. Armenia signed a Russian-brokered accord with Azerbaijan on November 9 after six weeks of heavy fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh
Soldiers have hoisted the Azerbaijani flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. A convoy of Azerbaijani military trucks entered the Lachin district overnight, taking over the last of three regions around Karabakh handed over by Armenia under the Russian-brokered agreement.
Može li se predsjedniku Alijevu vjerovati u pogledu Nagorno-Karabaha?
Desetog novembra je potpisan mirovni sporazum između Armenije i Azerbejdžana da se okončaju borbe oko regije Nagorno-Karabah. Iako je bilo optužbi za etničko čišćenje na obje strane, takvo masovno nasilje se nije desilo. Izgon Armenaca koji su neki spominjali također se nije desio. Nakon što je potpisan ovaj mirovni sporazum, azerbejdžanski predsjednik Ilham Alijev je pozvao na mirni suživot između Armenaca i Azerbejdžanaca.
Azeris call for France to lose Nagorno-Karabakh mediation role
The move comes as an attempt to punish the French Senate for adopting a resolution backing the region’s independence. Azerbaijan’s parliament called on Thursday for France to be stripped of its mediation role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to punish the French Senate for adopting a resolution backing the region’s independence.
Can President Aliyev be trusted on Nagorno-Karabakh?
On November 10, a peace deal was signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Although there were accusations on both sides of ethnic cleansing, such mass violence did not take place. The exodus of Armenians which some envisioned also did not happen. After the deal was signed, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, called for peaceful coexistence between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
The EU’s lack of unity and strategy is being felt in Azerbaijan
The EU’s inconsistent policy towards its eastern periphery has damaged its standing in Azerbaijan. A number of people who know the country well, including recently released political prisoners, tell me why. The EU’s values-lite pragmatism towards its periphery is undermining its legitimacy in the South Caucasus.
Support independent media in Azerbaijan
Having been jailed twice for criticizing the government of Azerbaijan, one of the world’s most repressive countries, I have taken up residence in Germany, but the government of Azerbaijan continues its efforts to silence and intimidate me. As I was having coffee in Berlin recently, I learned that 23 of my relatives in Azerbaijan had disowned me in an open letter they signed and sent to President Ilham Aliyev.
Rethinking the Debate Around Censorship in Pakistan
“Freedom of expression is a Western construct that has no place in our culture.” Some version of this excuse is often employed by the government to justify censorship in Pakistan. What Pakistan’s free speech debate needs is a broader, more dynamic jumping-off point, with new economic, educational, and sociocultural perspectives. The Alliance for Access is a coalition of civil society organizations, media, and businesses working to foster those perspectives.
‘Azerbaijan’s Dictator Wants Me Dead’
The dust has not yet settled over the inaugural European Games, but Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is already doling out pompous awards for a “job well-done.” His own wife Mehriban received a state medal named after Aliyev’s father and former KGB general, Heydar Aliyev, for contributing to organizing the Games. But what was meant to be Azerbaijan’s star moment on the international stage turned into a public relations disaster.
‘Azerbaijan’s Dictator Wants Me Dead’
With billions of dollars squandered on the European Games and dozens of activists in jail, the president of a putatively “strong state” is terrified of a small Berlin-based online edition.
Baku 2015: Why Ilham Aliyev's European Games were a humiliating PR disaster for Azerbaijan
Was it worth it, President Aliyev? The billions spent on hosting the first European Games in Azerbaijan? The closing ceremony of the Baku Games on 28 June was a spectacular but soulless affair, much like the games themselves. In spite of the Olympic rings flying over the stadium, everyone knew this whole thing was a charade: fake games, devoid of interest for anyone not immediately involved.
How Much Corruption Can One Game Hide?
The oil-rich Caspian nation is using the European Games to hide a spate of nasty human rights abuses The international Olympic movement claims to cherish, above all, the “educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.” So what’s the educational value of the European Olympic Committees renting their principles to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, host of the inaugural European Games, opening in Baku on June 12th?
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