I am distressed by S. Rob Sobhani`s Op-Ed (`New chance on the old Silk Road,` Opinion, Dec. 14). The country that Mr. Sobhani holds up as a role model for the Middle East - Azerbaijan - falls so short of the ideal of democracy that it is highly unlikely that any political authority in the United States would take his suggestions seriously. The fact of the matter is that Azerbaijan remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world - ra...

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