Russia Advances Its Position in the South Caucasus
By Armen Grigoryan (the 13/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Russia continues to limit Armenia’s capability to make independent political decisions and is planning to increase its military presence in...
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View ArticleAzerbaijan's President Appoints New Minister of Defense
By Mina Muradova (the 27/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) The appointment of a new Minister of Defense in Azerbaijan is considered to be a surprising decision of newly re-elected President Ilham...
View ArticleThe Strategic Context of U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations after the Presidential...
By Mamuka Tsereteli (the 27/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On October 9, 2013, Azerbaijan held presidential elections and incumbent president Ilham Aliyev was re-elected for another five year term....
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View Article"Russia Will Not Abandon the Caucasus," Putin Tells Armenia
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (the 11/12/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited Armenia on December 3, for the third time since he took office in 2000. The visit was...
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View ArticleAzerbaijan Arrests Election Monitor and Signs Shah Deniz Deal
By Mina Muradova (the 08/01/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) On December 16, Anar Mammadli, a well-known elections watcher in Azerbaijan, was detained on charges of illegal business activity and tax...
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View ArticleU.S.-Iranian Rapprochement: Implications for Azerbaijan
By Farhad Aliyev (the 22/01/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) The Geneva interim agreement in November, 2013, between six world powers and Iran on its disputed nuclear program could mark the start of one...
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View ArticleAzerbaijanis Volunteer in Syria Conflict
By Emil Souleimanov (the 05/02/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) Recently, frequent media reports of Azerbaijani citizens involved in the Syrian civil war have sparked a renewed interest in the possible...
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View ArticleThe Turkic Council: Will the Turks Finally Unite?
By Alim Bayaliyev (the 19/02/2014 of the CACI Analyst) In early June this year, Turkey will host the fourth Summit of the Turkic Council, an intergovernmental organization that brings together...
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View ArticleAzerbaijani Journalist Charged with Spying for the U.S.
By Mina Muradova (the 03/05/2014 of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijani investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova, well-known for her reporting on high-level corruption, is again under prosecution charged...
View ArticleAzerbaijan's Expanding Strategic Perspective
By Stephen Blank (the 05/03/2014 of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan is playing a growing strategic role, as confirmed by the 2013 Azerbaijan-agreement to build the Trans-Anatolian gas Pipeline (TANAP) to...
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View ArticleCACI Forum: Challenges to Strategic Interests of the U.S. in Azerbaijan
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View ArticleTurkey's Gülen Controversy Spills over to Azerbaijan
By Mina Muradova (04/02/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) The conflict between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamic Hizmet movement’s leader Fethullah Gülen has spread to...
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