Azerbaijani Authorities Close Opposition University
by Mina Muradova (04/17/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On April 10, Azerbaijani authorities shut down the Azad Fikir University (AFU, Free Thought University) set up by Western-educated youth leaders...
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View ArticleNew Minister Of Education Appointed In Azerbaijan
by Mina Muradova (05/01/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan’s president appointed a new Minister of Education six months before the presidential election. Some observers termed the decision a...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 01, 2013
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View ArticleFacing Growing Iranian Threats, Azerbaijan Deepens Ties To Israel
by Robert M. Cutler (05/15/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Iranian legislators in Teheran have drafted a bill calling for revision of the 1828 Treaty of Turkmanchay, which divided the multiple...
View ArticleNew Tensions Between Azerbaijan And Iran
by Mina Muradova (05/15/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Two citizens of Azerbaijan have been detained in Iran on charges of “illegal actions” with no further information available. The arrest follows...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 15, 2013
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View ArticleRussia Accuses Azerbaijan Of Fraudulent Eurovision Vote
by Mina Muradova (05/29/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) A diplomatic row has emerged between Russia and Azerbaijan over "stolen" points that Azerbaijan allegedly gave to its northern neighbor during...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 29, 2013
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View ArticleRussia and Azerbaijan Terminate Baku-Novorossiysk Agreement
by Mina Muradova (06/26/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Russia and Azerbaijan have recently terminated two strategic agreements. In May, the Russian government terminated a 1996 deal to transport oil...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, June 26, 2013
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View ArticleShah Deniz Consortium Opts For Westward Gas Exports Through Trans-Adriatic...
by Mina Muradova (07/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) The Shah Deniz consortium has announced its selection of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the route for transporting gas from the Caspian Sea...
View ArticleRussia's Principled Caucasus Policy
Stephen Blank (the 02/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Five years after its war with Georgia, Russia is now moving to institutionalize its gains into enduring territorial-political structures. During...
View ArticleApp-Gate and Azerbaijan's Presidential Election
By Bakhtiyar Aslanov (the 16/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On October 8, a scandal erupted over the new IOS and Android application that Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) planned to...
View ArticleTurkey-Georgia-Azerbaijan: Trilateralism and the Future of Black Sea Regional...
By Michael Hikari Cecire (the 16/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Though one of the quieter subplots in Black Sea geopolitics, the emergence of an increasingly cohesive trilateral grouping between...
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View ArticleAzerbaijan and Armenia Stockpile New Weapons
By Bakhtiyar Aslanov (the 30/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Since the 1994 cease-fire agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, negotiations between the parties have been overseen by the OSCE Minsk...
View ArticleNATO in Afghanistan – Paralysis as Policy?
By Richard Weitz (the 30/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) NATO’s inability to commit to a definite role in Afghanistan beyond 2014, along with perceived strategic setbacks in Central Asia and the...
View Article“CACI Analyst, October 30, 2013”
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View ArticleAzerbaijan Prepares for Shah Deniz 2
By Mina Muradova (the 13/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan is moving from words to action in delivering gas resources from the Caspian Sea to European markets. President Ilham Aliyev has...
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