"The signing of an Association Agreement with the European Union largely depends on the intentions and political will of the Azerbaijani authorities"

At an expert meeting in Baku, Azerbaijani and European representatives spoke of the end of an era defined by conflict and the beginning of one centered on transport and economic cooperation. But the most difficult questions — a new agreement with...

An exchange of sharp accusations between Azerbaijani and Polish public television channels has prompted a diplomatic protest from Baku and exposed deeper disagreements between the two countries, ranging from their assessments of human rights to the...

King Harald V left his successors not a political programme, but a vision of Norway as an open community of equal citizens. Haakon VIII will have to preserve that model amid declining confidence in the royal family and growing demands for...

Baku and Brussels intend to accelerate work on a new comprehensive agreement. But energy security and transport interests are bringing the two sides together far faster than trade rules, political reform and human rights. When the president of the...