Weekly Political Review

Chronicle of Events June 1, 2026 Baku Energy Week opened in Baku President Ilham Aliyev received a United States delegation led by the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Az...

The week of May 25–31, 2026, in Azerbaijan was dominated by two major events: the celebration of Eid al-Adha and the 108th anniversary of the proclamation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. From a...

The week from May 18 to May 24, 2026 demonstrated the further strengthening of Azerbaijan’s course toward combining infrastructure modernization, energy diplomacy, and digital public administration. T...

The week of May 11–17, 2026 demonstrated the continued expansion of Azerbaijan’s multi-vector foreign policy amid persistent domestic political and legal tensions and the country’s growing role in reg...

The week in Azerbaijan was marked by active foreign diplomacy, expanding energy cooperation with Europe, discussions surrounding the peace process with Armenia, as well as domestic debates over transp...

The week of April 26 – May 3, 2026 was characterized by a combination of symbolic signals supporting the advancement of the peace agenda alongside a simultaneous increase in foreign policy tensions, r...

The week of April 20–26, 2026 was characterized by an intensification of foreign policy tensions amid active diplomacy, a growing role of security factors and the sanctions agenda, and the continued h...

Azerbaijan resumed the operation of its embassy in Iran one month after the evacuation of staff from Tehran. The diplomatic mission is functioning with a limited staff, with full restoration expected...

President Ilham Aliyev paid a working visit to Georgia. Meetings were held with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and President Mikheil Kavelashvili. The main topics of the talks included regional secu...

During the week of March 30 to April 4, the political agenda in Azerbaijan was shaped by three key factors: the ongoing tensions surrounding Iran, the intensification of foreign policy diplomacy, and...

During the period from March 23 to March 29, the political agenda in Azerbaijan was shaped by the ongoing escalation around Iran, the intensification of foreign policy diplomacy, and a number of domes...

During the period from March 16 to March 22, Azerbaijan’s political agenda was shaped by two primary dynamics: ongoing regional tensions surrounding Iran and the launch of internal institutional refor...

Between March 9 and March 15, the political agenda in Azerbaijan was largely shaped by the regional security situation following the drone attack on Nakhchivan on March 5, the management of tensions w...

From March 2 to March 8, the political agenda in Azerbaijan was largely shaped by three directions: decisions in the sphere of public administration and infrastructure, the intensification of energy d...