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Oil as the only reason linking Duke of York with the Aliyevs

Along with increasing oil-addiction of the West, the oil monarchies of the West and other oil-rich countries started to dictate their own rules of the game.

November 7, 2012

Long-term and even notorious links of Prince Andrew, Duke of York with the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev have appeared in the spotlight of the British media. According to The Independent, Prince Andrew has been the UK's Special Representative for Trade and Investment.

Georgia to restore ties with Russia

Tbilisi needs relations with Russia no less than with the West, particularly in view of the latter’s stance during the August 2008 hostilities

November 3, 2012

The new Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili established a new position for relations with Russia. Zurab Abashidze, well-known diplomat and former Georgian ambassador to Russia was appointed special envoy of the Georgian PM on Russian affairs. Paata Zakareishvili, Georgian Minister for Reintegration told this news during a press conference organized on Public Dialogues website.

Erdogan resists Republic Day celebration, opposition is defiant

The police used truncheons and tear gas to stop anti-government rallies; clashes resulted in arrests and injuries.

November 1, 2012

Turkey celebrated 89th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, and the festivities were quite original; protest rallies were held against Erdogan’s government and personally the Turkish Prime Minister. Tens of thousands of people gathered at Ulus square in Ankara timing their action to the anniversary of the country’s establishment.

Lebanese elections under U.S. patronage?

EU and U.S. representatives discussed the intention to establish new government in Lebanon amid ongoing intercommunity clashes.

October 26, 2012

On October 19, a blast in Beirut killed Wissam al-Hassan, general at the Lebanese Internal Security Forces. Most likely, another vote is due to take place in Lebanon, as the opposition insists; if things are limited to mere elections, one can consider Lebanon, as well as the neighboring states including Syria and Israel, lucky. In fact, the elections in Lebanon will hardly settle the issue of power, and it is not hard to predict the further bargaining of ministerial portfolios. However, in this case the situation is much more serious, since the U.S. and EU plan to interfere in the elections.

Witch-hunt launched in Georgia?

Defense Minister Dmitry Shashkin left Georgia, following the former Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia directly linked to notorious Gldani jail scandal.

October 24, 2012

Georgia’s new parliament has started its work, and charges against those who lost the elections were already voiced. Most likely, a witch-hunt may start in the country, as expected. It would be strange if the situation developed differently; Saakashvili has made an incredible number of enemies in the 8 years, both in Georgia and elsewhere.

Georgia: the best is yet to come

The new PM already voiced some statements that cast doubts on alleged change of the country’s political course.

October 10, 2012

As expected, the leader of the Georgian Dream coalition Bidzina Ivanishvili became the Prime Minister of Georgia. 20 ministers are already appointed, another six are yet to be named. As Ivanishvili promised, no minister of Mikheil Saakashvili appeared in the new cabinet.Meanwhile, the new PM has already voiced some statements that cast doubts on alleged change of the country’s political course.

Erdogan assumes the role of Arab reconciler

Ankara openly funds the militants of Syrian opposition and trains them in camps allegedly established for the refugees.

October 6, 2012

The recent 4th session of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) became the final one for the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Being re-elected the leader of the party for the third and last time, the PM is heading for the 2014 presidential campaign now. Since the current president Abdullah Gül cannot participate in the presidential race due to health problems, Erdoğan will face almost no real rivals. This is what “entitles” Erdoğan to interfere with affairs of other regional countries and seriously dream of reviving the Ottoman Empire.

Non-existent Hungarian economy

Will Aliyev's money save Hungarian economy? Or maybe Azerbaijan just teased it with a carrot instead of paying?

September 29, 2012

Starting August 31, Hungary has become a target for Armenia's close attention. For quite a while, Armenians wondered how they could sell the murderer, even for a large sum of money. The media reports, blogs and the official website of the Hungarian government and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán present quite a dismal picture of Hungary's economic situation.

Iranian-Azerbaijani ties: road to nowhere

Ilham Aliyev’s hope for U.S. support in case of inadequate moves towards neighbouring Armenia and Iran is quite illusive.

September 19, 2012

A number of Iranian opposition activists which have so far been unknown and will perhaps further remain undisclosed, addressed a letter to the U.S. Congress and Department of State saying that they, namely the Iranians, “have realized the great role of Azerbaijanis in the history of their country”. This information was provided by some political scientist, head of Crimean Azerbaijani community Ragim Gumbatov. “Azerbaijani culture is part of the Iranian identity,” the message says. Baku has made it a rule to cite some “political experts”, presenting their statements as the ultimate truth.

Ankara gets another “surprise” from France

French students will hardly miss the opportunity to learn true history of Ottoman Empire, while Ankara again compromised itself.

September 1, 2012

Poor knowledge on legislation and governmental system of other countries played a mean trick on Turkey and, unfortunately, on Armenian media as well. The decision of the French ministry of education, which has nothing to do with the country’s president, to include study of the Armenian Genocide into the secondary school curriculum, sparked a new splash of hatred towards France in Ankara. Turkey met this move with an immediate rebuff, and this is not the first case. The Turks seem to be just busy finding fault with the whole world over the Armenian Genocide.