“Rapprochement with Iran is a result of the aggravation of relations with the West"

The leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran and the Central Asian states gathered in Bishkek on 1 September for an anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation — a grouping that increasingly aspires to serve as the political voice of...

More than two years after handing the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement to Uganda, Azerbaijan has retained leadership over two structures created at its initiative, as well as a broad network of contacts across the Global South. However, Baku...

The dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces following their integration into the national army marks the biggest step towards restoring centralised rule in Syria since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown. Military unification, however,...

For the second time in two months, official Baku is attempting to ease tensions between Israel and Turkey — two countries whose relations with Azerbaijan are of strategic importance. The latest mediation initiative followed an Israeli missile strike...