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Human Rights Violations in Azerbaijan
Electoral farce, rhetoric against Russia and military alliance with Turkey: Azerbaijan in April 2026
BAKU (Realist English). April 2026 was a month of sharp intensification of internal repression and militarisation of foreign policy for Azerbaijan. ...
Lezgins on the brink of disappearance, Talysh losing their language, Tats being assimilated: overview of human rights violations in Azerbaijan
BAKU (Realist English). Baku's policy towards indigenous peoples — Lezgins, Talysh, Avars, Tats and others — has for decades represented a...
Ankara and Baku’s double standards — denial of genocide and a bloody orgy against the peoples of the region
BAKU / ANKARA (Realist English). While the entire civilised world bowed its head on 24 April in memory of one and...
Amnesty International calls trials of Armenian political prisoners in Baku a ‘mockery of justice’: more than 80 people remain in prison
BAKU (Realist English). International human rights organizations and individuals have stepped up efforts to draw attention to the fate of Armenian...
ECHR orders Baku to disclose data on torture of Armenian political prisoners
BAKU (Realist English). The Baku regime continues to cynically flout international law, illegally holding dozens of Armenian political prisoners. Despite the...
Murder in Mulhouse, attacks in Nantes and Washington: how Aliyev fights critics in Europe and the US
BAKU (Realist English). Azerbaijani opposition forces are increasingly voicing sharp criticism of the regime of Ilham Aliyev, accusing him of persecuting dissidents...
10,000 Christians Refuse to Leave Southern Lebanon Despite Siege and Bombardment
BEIRUT (Realist English). While global media attention is focused on negotiations between the US and Iran, a quiet humanitarian and existential...
CNN: Israel secretly deployed special forces in Azerbaijan for strikes against Iran
BAKU (Realist English). Israel secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units to Azerbaijan during the war with Iran, CNN reported on...
62% for China, 36% for Russia: Afrobarometer Surveys Reveal the Balance of Sympathies in North Africa
RABAT (Realist English). The countries of North Africa are undergoing a fundamental shift in their foreign policy preferences. According to large-scale...
Allies or Already Competitors? Baku and Ankara Have Created a Gas Alliance Against Moscow
BAKU (Realist English). Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced the signing of a new 15-year contract for the supply of 33 billion...
“Empire of Bases” Under Pressure: What U.S. Allies Pay for the Privilege of Being Strategic Outposts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, Rachel Metz, argues in her article for Foreign...
Iran No Longer Seeks Peace: “Forever War” Becomes Reality
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has concluded that a protracted conflict with the United States is preferable to a diplomatic settlement. As Mohammad...
Pakistan — Mediator in Iran, but Not at Home
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A relative calm has settled along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after several months of intense violence. However, as Foreign...
European Security Council — Empty Vessel or New Reality?
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The strengthening of Russia in Eastern Europe and the reduced involvement of the United States in European security...
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