Rufat Ahmadzada

Why the United States Should Support Azerbaijan Against the Iran-Russia Axis

The recent terror attack against the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran is an escalation in Iran’s provocative policies against its northern neighbor. Iran’s longstanding policy...

Iran: The Huseyniyyun Brigade and Iran’s Latest Campaign Against Azerbaijan

Iran’s media outlets, clerics, and students from the theological and ideological center of Qom have recently staged protests outside the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran...

New Realities in the South Caucasus Double Iran’s Azerbaijan Hysteria

Iran is still finding it difficult to adjust to the new geopolitical realities in the South Caucasus. Almost a year has passed since Azerbaijan...

Short-sighted US Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus in a New Geopolitical Environment

The recent visit of foreign ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the liberated Azerbaijani town of Shusha was skipped by the US, French and...

Why France Should Be Replaced as a Minsk Group Mediator

The Minsk Group was created in its current format in 1992 to find a peaceful settlement to the Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan....

Shaping the Region: The New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus Following the Karabakh War

The consequences of the Second Karabakh War are already shaping the South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan combined its carefully executed military strategy with well formulated...

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