· December, 2007

Stories about Azerbaijan from December, 2007

Caucasus: 2007 Blog Review

With 2008 less than a day away at time of writing, it seems only appropriate to take a look back at the blogging highlights in the Caucasus for 2007. Certainly,...

31 December 2007

Georgia: Election Polls

Comparing the situation with Armenia and Azerbaijan, Christine Quirk at Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places comments on the value that opinion polls might have during elections in the South...

29 December 2007

Armenia: Burning Bridges

Archuk's blog comments on recent hearings in the Armenian National Assembly on relations with Turkey and considers that focusing on potential financial reparations does more harm than good in the...

24 December 2007

Armenia: Protest Highlights Blogging

The Armenian Observer comments on yesterday's protest by four Armenian bloggers against a Days of Azerbaijan event hosted at a local school in Yerevan, the Armenian capital. The blog says...

18 December 2007

Azerbaijan: Highest Flag

Baku Fragments reports that the “highest and largest flag” has been raised in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital. The flag flies at a height of 61.5 meters.

18 December 2007

Armenia: Days of Azerbaijan

Despite the unresolved conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, Oneworld Multimedia comments on press reports that a school in the Armenian capital is currently...

18 December 2007

Armenia: The Kurdish Question

In response to a post by Paul Goble on the apparent belief that Armenia's Kurdish minority is obstructing a peace deal with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh,...

16 December 2007

Kazakhstan: Nabucco Pipeline Lacks Commitments

Steve LeVine notes that this week's Washington appearance of Valekh Aleskerov, Azerbaijan's former chief oil negotiator, highlighted the absence thus far of concrete commitments by Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to a...

14 December 2007

Azerbaijan: Media Freedom

Leigh's new adventures in Azerbaijan says that the authorities in Baku reacted quickly in releasing an imprisoned Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist after comments from the U.S. Ambassador on media...

13 December 2007

Georgia: All Eyes on Kosovo

Steady State says that the failure to come to a decision on the status of Kosovo might well send Russia and the West on a collision course. With the need...

11 December 2007

Caucasus: Election Roundup

With all three republics in the South Caucasus gearing up for elections next year, Marilisa Lorusso's Blog rounds up the latest news. In particular, coverage is given to persecution of...

10 December 2007

Azerbaijan: Schools

Social Science in the Caucasus looks at a recent international study of schools in Azerbaijan and says that the results are concerning.

5 December 2007