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Why Iran is betting on escalation?
Last few months, the Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters have become an area of various provocations and geopolitical struggle. In the 1980s, this…
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Ali HajizadeEditor’s column |
Iranian Regime – All to blame, except ourselves!
Iran has been suffering from severe floods for almost two months, and in certain ostans floods are still ongoing. The disaster resulted in a large…
What will Pompeo face in the Middle East?
Obama’s Administration has left really tough heritage in the Middle East to the Republican Administration. USA could play a crucial role in the Middle East…
Systematic human rights violations of Azerbaijanis in Iran
Iran is on the headlines of the Western media outlets. Newspapers, web-sites and TV channels devote great attention to Iran, its nuclear and missile program,…
Why Southern Azerbaijanis are indifferent to the new “Iranian Revolution”?
Azerbaijanis living in this country (both in Southern Azerbaijan and other parts of Iran) always played an important and active role in the socio-political life…
33 years of Governance were not sufficient for the old dictator
Bouazizi’s immolation in Tunis marked the beginning of the Arab Spring, which has started in 2011. Regimes and dictators of varying degrees of bloodiness, that…
“The Iranian plan of the Great Middle East”
Many experts and even people far from politics are familiar with so-called “The Great Middle East Plan” (sometimes called a conception or initiative). In this…
Moscow-Tehran-Ankara axis: Geopolitical reality or another mirage?
Lately, several highly respected experts have been talking about the emergence of the new “geopolitical alliance”, namely the occurrence of the “Moscow-Tehran-Ankara” axis. Certain experts…
Are the allies leaving Washington in the Iranian Issue?
Once in a while the USA President Donald Trump said something smart, but this time he was not supported by the European allies. The other…
Saudi King’s Landmark Visit to Moscow. What’s next?
The visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Russia generated considerable interest far beyond Riyadh and Moscow. The Western media seldom…
The era of Mohammed bin Salman for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is an extremely conservative monarchy. The country has been ruled by elderly kings for a long time. Some believe that this “authority of…
Qatar – “soft power” could not save?
For some countries, at the end of the 20th century, “soft power” became an active instrument used by states to promote their foreign policy and…
Kirkuk – as a miniature model of the Middle East ready for an explosion
The ancient Iraqi city of Kirkuk, is one of the important cultural and historical centers of Turkic culture and history. In addition, Kirkuk is located…
Who benefits from the transportation of Russian arms through Georgia?
Recently, the Azerbaijani and Georgian public were stirred by news, or rather photos and videos filmed in Georgia. These photos and videos showed how Russian…
The real reason Moscow wants to block the “Great Middle East” for the Russians
Yesterday, we received a notice from Roskomnadzor, (Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications) which says that they…
Alexander Lapshin a provocateur or an innocent victim?
As you know at the end of the last year, the blogger Alexander Lapshin was detained in Minsk at the request of Azerbaijan. Lapshin was…
Does Israel bomb Syria at Moscow’s suggestion?
As you know, Israel periodically strikes on Syrian territory. These shocks are mainly applied for military purposes. The last such strike took place on Friday…
Can China replace the US in the Middle East?
Some experts believe that the era of US domination in the Middle East is irreversibly over and China is slowly but surely taking Washington’s place,…
The European elite is pushing Turkey into the arms of the Islamists
This time, in my editorial I would like to address the issue of EU-Turkey relations. Not the relationship between Turkey and individual European countries, but…
Monarchy – the guarantor of stability in the Middle East?!
The modern Middle East is a fabric that consists of countries with different kinds of regimes and forms of government. Once, almost the entire Middle…
Water is the new oil of the Middle East
Since ancient times, water is an important component of life, for both people and animals. In dry areas water has been and still is worth…
Why is South Azerbaijan rebelling?
This is my first post in my editorial, it so happened that it coincided with another wave of protests in South Azerbaijan (some sources call…