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Why is There a Monument To Azerbaijan’s Strongman On Mexico’s Avenue of Heroes?
“In recent years, Azerbaijani-Mexican relations have been developing dynamically,” wrote the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in a recent...
Singing Its Own Praises: Azerbaijan’s Eurovision P.R. Blitz
Last May, Ell & Nikki, an obscure duo from Azerbaijan, won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. The country’s President, Ilham Aliyev, treated the musical win like...
Eurovision 2012: Sweden’s Loreen Wins In Politically Charged Azerbaijan
On May 26, when Sweden’s Loreen Talhaoui took to the stage at the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, the lights fell and eventually the faux snow...
Eurovision Contestant Denies Reports She Was Told Not to Win
Heaven forbid that politics affect the Eurovision Song Contest. The annual event — a campy mix of national jingoism, regional favoritism and really bad songs —...
Azerbaijan Plans World’s Tallest Tower Atop Artificial Islands
Tentatively (and fittingly) dubbed Azerbaijan Tower, the structure will soar 27% higher than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
How Armenia and Azerbaijan Wage War Through Eurovision
Critics deride the Eurovision Song Contest as a cultural Chernobyl where sex appeal has more value than musical ability. There’s some truth in that. In recent...
"The Spring That Never Blossomed": The Plight of Azerbaijan's Dissidents
These are heady days for the powers-that-be in the oil-rich Republic of Azerbaijan. The former Soviet satrap on the Caspian Sea recently was elected as a...
WikiLeaks: BP's 'Other' Offshore Drilling Disaster
A BP offshore oil platform suddenly shows signs of a potentially devastating leak. Bubbles form in the seawater. Alarms sound. Panicked oil workers flee the...
Can Iran's Minorities Help Oust Ahmadinejad?
The presidential candidate was greeted last Monday at the airport by a jubilant throng, chanting "Azerbaijan is awake, and is supporting its son!" That...
Cheney's Real Mission in Georgia
While Sarah Palin was in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday firing up Republican voters with promises of oil and gas pipelines and energy independence, the man she...
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Azerbaijan' may ban Russian names' Azerbaijan's government- regulated Terminology...
Azerbaijan's government-regulated Terminology Commission draws up plans to ban parents from giving their children what they say are' Russian-sounding' names. ...
Azerbaijan turns on one of its own with bounty on pro- Armenian author
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