South Caucasus Between Pragmatism and Distrust: Why Azerbaijan-U.S. Relations Remain an Incomplete Partnership

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering what could become its most significant policy shift on the war in Ukraine since the conflict began, signaling a willingness to recognize Russia’s de facto control over parts of...

On June 10, 2026, the seventh Trans-Caspian Forum was held at the National Press Club in Washington, organized by the U.S.-based Caspian Policy Center (CPC). This year’s forum theme — “The Middle Corridor at a Turning Point: Next Generation...

On June 2, Baku hosted the first Azerbaijan–United States Economic Dialogue, demonstrating that relations between the two countries have entered a new stage of development. The event became the first institutional platform for economic cooperation...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump should offer Azerbaijan a large-scale agreement that would lift restrictions on American arms sales to Baku in exchange for the release of dozens of political prisoners, according to an analytical article published by experts Andrew D’Anieri and Mercedes Sapuppo of the U.S.-based think tank Atlantic Council.