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The Sochi Syndrome Afoot in Central Asia: Spectacle and Speculative Building in Baku, Astana, and Ashgabat (co-authored)

“Baku has a historical beauty. Ancient Baku has its own beauty, and it is a source of our pride. At the same time, the rejuvenating and modernizing Baku has already…

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Women and Conflict in the Karabakh Conflict

(Women in War) This essay explores the dynamics involved in the political conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh during the breakdown of the Communist system. Fusing narratives obtained from the…

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New Policy Memo: Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act in the Ukraine Crisis

The crisis in Ukraine that began with the Euromaidan movement and flight of President Viktor Yanukovych put the Azerbaijani government in an uncomfortable position. For the last few years, Baku…

Pro et Contra: Views of the United States in Four Post-Soviet States

(Co-authored by Theodore Gerber and Jane Zavisca) Rising tensions between Russia and the West make public perceptions of the United States in the post-Soviet region an important policy issue. Positive…

Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act in the Ukraine Crisis

The crisis in Ukraine that began with the Euromaidan movement and flight of President Viktor Yanukovych put the Azerbaijani government in an uncomfortable position. For the last few years, Baku…

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Welt: Azerbaijan’s military success remains a big question mark

(Panorama.am/Interview) – Recently there has been a marked escalation of hostilities in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone while Azerbaijan’s president has openly threatened Armenia with war. What do you think…

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Azerbaijan’s Elite between Scylla and Charybdis: EU or Customs Union?

The Azerbaijani establishment is in a bind. With two neighbors (Turkey and Georgia) now oriented toward the EU and three (Armenia, Russia, and Kazakhstan) opting for the Customs Union (CU),…

The Lobby Hobby: How Small Countries Buy Respect Abroad

The post-Soviet states have recently begun to excel in the nebulous world of global public relations. The elements of this approach to foreign policy include, but are not limited to,…

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Vote of the Living Dead

(Foreign Policy) Over the past few years, authoritarian regimes have come to place an increasingly high premium on the veneer and perceptions of elections, rather than on their substance. Today's…

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Азербайджан: первый раз в третий срок

(ПОЛИТКОМ.RU) Сюрпризов не произошло – Ильхам Алиев выиграл президентские выборы в Азербайджане. После обработки данных с трех четвертей всех участков победный результат равен 84,72% голосов. Возможны какие-то уточнения по долям…

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The Sochi Syndrome Afoot in Central Asia: Spectacle and Speculative Building in Baku, Astana, and Ashgabat (co-authored)

Women and Conflict in the Karabakh Conflict

New Policy Memo: Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act in the Ukraine Crisis

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Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act in the Ukraine Crisis

Welt: Azerbaijan’s military success remains a big question mark

Azerbaijan’s Elite between Scylla and Charybdis: EU or Customs Union?

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Азербайджан: первый раз в третий срок