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Tag: Azerbaijan

Shifting ground in Russia–Azerbaijan relations

The tensions between Moscow and Baku seemed to thaw in Dushanbe this past October, as Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev met for the first time since the catastrophic downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet last year. In a rare gesture, Putin offered a guarded apology – a move seen as an attempt to halt months of escalating hostility. Yet, beneath the optics of reconciliation, the meeting revealed the limits of the two leaders’ once pragmatic relationship.

December 8, 2025 - Murad Muradov

“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Azerbaijan-Hungary relations on the rise

Relations between Baku and Budapest have often been low-profile in nature. However, this appears to be changing at a rapid pace. Links in fields such as energy are now transforming Hungary into Azerbaijan’s key partner in the European Union.

October 30, 2025 - Rusif Huseynov

Letter to the editor: Response to article on Azerbaijan

Editor’s note: Recently we received a letter as a response to a conversation published on the website of New Eastern Europe with the request to republish it on our website. In the spirit of fairness and dialogue, we agreed to republish the letter here, without any edits. The article in question is referenced below and linked for context.

September 29, 2025 - Rovshan Akhundov

Silenced by law: how Azerbaijan uses legislation to crush dissent

Despite early efforts towards civil society formation following independence, serious setbacks have been observed in Azerbaijan in recent decades. Restrictive legislation on the activities of NGOs, strict limitations on foreign donors to operate within the country, the de facto restriction of freedom of assembly, and pressure on independent media have all had a negative impact on organized and independent civic activism in the country.

September 27, 2025 - Zumrud Pashayeva

“Azerbaijan was heading to a new era, but ended up in a full-scale dictatorship”

Interview with various human rights defenders in Azerbaijan. Interviewer: Dave Elseroad

September 12, 2025 - Dave Elseroad

Swinging the deceptive pendulum: why Azerbaijan and Russia are not heading toward a radical drift

So far, summer has been anything but quiet for Russia and Azerbaijan. What began with the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijani brothers in a Russian jail has quickly escalated into a diplomatic crisis, exposing deep fractures and fuelling speculation about a turning point for Moscow’s influence in the South Caucasus.

July 31, 2025 - Cesare Figari Barberis Leonardo Zanatta

Who is leading and lagging on democracy and reforms in the EU’s Eastern Partnership?

The 2025 Eastern Partnership Index tracks the democratic transformation and European integration in the countries that participated in the initiative.

July 16, 2025 - Kerry Longhurst

Europe’s complex relationship with Azerbaijan

Relations between Brussels and Baku have largely been based around continued shipments of oil and gas from the Caspian Sea. However, such links obscure a delicate human rights situation in Azerbaijan that ultimately challenges Europe’s ability to both bolster and promote its liberal democratic values in the wider region.

Four years ago, Günel Hasanli was secretly filmed at home having consensual sex with her boyfriend. The video of the 38-year-old Azerbaijani woman later went viral on social media. Hasanli was publicly humiliated, it seems, for being the daughter of Jamil Hasanli: a prominent Azerbaijani historian, author and opposition politician.

July 8, 2025 - JP O'Malley

Armenia’s precarious position on Iran

Armenia faces heightened security challenges and increased complexity in its foreign policy amid the recent Iran–Israel conflict and the active involvement of the United States. Navigating this volatile environment requires Armenia to be neutral and preserve a balanced position, which may become difficult if tensions continue, an increasingly challenging task if regional tensions flare up again.

June 26, 2025 - Sossi Tatikyan

Repression in Azerbaijan

An interview with Cesare Figari Barberis, a postdoctoral researcher focused on the politics of the South Caucasus. Interviewer: Aleksej Tilman.

June 24, 2025 - Aleksej Tilman Cesare Figari Barberis

Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe: a return through the back door?

It has been over a year since the Azerbaijani delegation was suspended from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Although its full return appears highly unlikely for the moment, Baku has managed to transform the crisis into a partial success.

April 16, 2025 - Anna Zamejc

The complexity of the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan

A deal between Yerevan and Baku appears within reach after decades of tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh. Despite this, many issues still remain before any document will be signed by the two neighbours. Such uncertainty will naturally have consequences for more than just the South Caucasus.

April 9, 2025 - Nino Lezhava

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