Brussels finally realised what Baku has been saying for years

President Tokayev’s visit to Brussels: shift toward closer dialogue with EU

President Tokayev’s visit to Brussels: shift toward closer dialogue with EU

The Ukraine War's big lie

It has become something of a seasonal ritual. Every summer, Brussels launches a fresh propaganda offensive on Ukraine — and this year is no different. The tide is turning, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on social media a few weeks ago, claiming that Ukraine, with European and Nato help, has seized the initiative, while Russia has been forced onto the defensive. The same phrase has since been echoed verbatim by politicians and commentators across the transatlantic ecosystem, in what is clearly a coordinated narrative push. Meanwhile, we are told that the Russian economy is — once again — on the brink of collapse, and that even Putin's downfall may be imminent.

Russia’s diesel export ban deals fresh blow to strained energy market

Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has roiled global energy markets, exacerbating shortages of the industrial fuel and sending prices soaring, even in countries that no longer buy the fuel from Moscow. Diesel accounts for the largest share of global oil consumption and soaring prices can ripple through the global economy given its wide range ‌of uses, from industrial machinery and farm equipment to heavy transport and electricity generation. Supply has remained tight for years due...

Europe's return to Baku comes with new strategic realities

Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Azerbaijan is the EU's most significant diplomatic engagement with the South Caucasus in years. It reflects a strategic reality that Brussels has been slow to fully acknowledge

Kobakhidze Meets American Economist Jeffrey Sachs in Tbilisi

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with Jeffrey Sachs, an American economist, Columbia University professor and commentator known for his controversial geopolitical views, in Tbilisi on June 28. According to a Georgian government press release, the meeting focused on “reforms” underway in Georgia, the country’s “investment and tourism potential,” and its “progress” across a