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How Will the US Respond to ACSDA Petition?

In early April, a civil society group in Azerbaijan launched a petition on the White House’s website (found here) to raise awareness of not only the illegal occupation of Azerbaijan’s territory by...

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Azerbaijan: A Model of Tolerance in an Intolerant Region

Azerbaijan has declared this year its Year of Multiculturalism, a celebration of the ethnic and religious tolerance for which it is so famous — and which is so very unusual in that corner of the world....

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White House Endorses Return of Azerbaijani Provinces to Baku

The United States has called for Armenia to end its illegal occupation of Azerbaijani provinces surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, something it has tried not to do for years. This is a significant event,...

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Azerbaijan Heads to the Polls for Political Reform

On September 26, Azerbaijan will head to the polls to vote on twenty-nine constitutional amendments intended to reform and modernize Azerbaijan’s governing document. Voters will cast their ballots on...

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Azerbaijan Votes on Constitutional Reform

Azerbaijan went to the polls yesterday to vote on a series of democratic reforms to its constitution. As reported here, Azerbaijanis were asked to vote on 29 separate constitutional reforms; each...

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Education in Azerbaijan Joins the Country’s Reform Movement

Azerbaijan, like most of its neighbors, inherited a Soviet-style and -quality educational system when the Soviet Union collapsed over two decades ago. In the time since, Azerbaijan has worked to bring...

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Trump and Azerbaijan: A New Beginning in 2017?

When President-elect Donald Trump looks to the broader Middle East for allies he will find no leader more reliable and trustworthy than President Ilham Aliyev. This 56-year old is the reform-minded...

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New Report on Armenia and Influence Buying Rocks Council of Europe

“For several years, a network of non-governmental organizations and its connections within the Council of Europe has led a merciless propaganda campaign against Azerbaijan to benefit Armenia.” This is...

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Azerbaijan Opens New Cultural Vistas to Jewish Students

Five Jewish teens from the Atlanta area traveled to Azerbaijan as part of a leadership initiative. There, they discovered a Muslim nation dedicated to interfaith harmony, cooperation, and a peaceful...

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A Farewell

Around this time, we try to do a year-in-review article to summarize the good and bad of the men and women who are still rebuilding their lives in the wake of the Soviet shadow; we look back at the...

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