PUBLISHED
ARTICLES
1.
“Long-expected
personnel changes begin in Azerbaijan” Jamestown Daily Monitor, December, 2005
2.
“Opposition
in Azerbaijan
turns its fury on election officials” Jamestown Daily Monitor,
December,
2005 –
3.
“Turkey and Iran Tread Softly with Azerbaijan
Election Reaction” EurasiaNet, November 2005-
4.
“Azerbaijan opposition thinks U.S.
puts oil ahead of democracy” Jamestown Daily Monitor,
November,
2005 –
5.
“Azerbaijan’s post-election situation:
a lose-lose situation”
Central
Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
November, 2005-
6.
“International
monitors split over Azerbaijan
elections” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, November, 2005 -
7.
“Azadliq
bloc holds second major rally in Baku” Jamestown
Daily Monitor,
November,
2005 -
8.
“Freedom
Bloc considers boycotting Azerbaijan's
new parliament” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, November,
2005 -
9.
“Exit
polls back most results in Azerbaijan
vote” Jamestown Daily Monitor, November, 2005 -
10.
“President
Aliyev’s shakeup:
a changing portrait” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
November, 2005-
11.
“Azerbaijan's opposition lost steam ahead of
parliamentary vote” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, November,
2005 -
12.
“International
observers praise latest Azerbaijani
election reforms” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, October,
2005 -
13.
“Major
cabinet shakeup rocks Azerbaijan” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, October,
2005 -
14.
“Anticipated
return of exiled Azerbaijani opposition
leader fails” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, October,
2005 -
15.
“Police
salaries in Azerbaijan
raised in an effort to
combat corruption” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, September, 2005-
16.
“Baku braces for more political demonstrations
this weekend” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, September,
2005 -
17.
“A
base or not a base for Azerbaijan?” EurasiaNet,
September 2005-
18.
“Smooth
registration process for Azerbaijani
election candidates surprises observers” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, September, 2005-
19.
“Ruling
party’s list of candidates reveals President Aliyev’s
desire not to “rock the boat”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, August,
2005-
20.
“Baku election board agrees to fill parliamentary
seat from
Karabakh” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, August,
2005 -
21.
Baku on edge amid reports of
increasing terrorist movements in Azerbaijan” Jamestown Daily Monitor, August, 2005 -
22.
“Arms race in the south Caucasus: a time bomb?”
Jamestown
Daily Monitor, July,
2005 -
23.
“Azerbaijan becomes a pioneer in building relations with
Cyprus”
Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, July, 2005-
24.
“Azerbaijan's election code is changed – without real
change” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, July, 2005-
25.
“Albright meets with
opposition leaders in Baku” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, July,
2005 -
26.
“” EurasiaNet,
June 2005-
27.
“Ruling and opposition parties in Azerbaijan
engage in a war of demonstrations” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst, June, 2005-
28.
“President
Aliyev finally invited to Washington” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, June,
2005 -
29.
“Azerbaijani
opposition scores its first victory in 19
months” Jamestown Daily Monitor,
June, 2005 -
30.
“Sizing
up the “Bush effect” in Armenia
and Azerbaijan” EurasiaNet, June 2005-
31.
“Oligarchs
declare a
cease-fire in Azerbaijan” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June, 2005-
32.
“Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan: a fairer game
or same
old stuff?” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, May, 2005-
33.
“” EurasiaNet, May 2005-
34.
“Azerbaijan joins Armenia as new member of discredited un
human
rights commission” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, May, 2005 -
35.
“Verbal attacks on US. ambassador highlight
pre-election tensions in Azerbaijan”
Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, April, 2005-
36.
“Azerbaijan faces new pressure to democratize”
Jamestown
Daily Monitor, April,
2005 -
37.
“” EurasiaNet,
April 2005-
38.
“Azerbaijan's ruling parts meets to plan election
strategy” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, March,
2005 -
39.
“The
rise of Islam in Azerbaijan
and energy security” Institute for the Analysis of Global
Security (IAGS), March 2005
40.
“Azerbaijan and China
move to increase security and economic cooperation” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, March, 2005
41.
“Are Azerbaijan and Armenia headed for new
confrontation over Karabakh?” Jamestown Daily Monitor,
March, 2005
42.
“Muckraking
journalist killed in Azerbaijan”
Jamestown Daily Monitor, March, 2005
43.
“Conspiracy
theories surround editor’s death in Baku”
Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, March, 2005
44.
“New survey in Azerbaijan shows rising influence of
Islam” Jamestown
Daily Monitor,
February,
2005
45.
“Azerbaijan wrestles with geopolitical dilemma”
EurasiaNet, February 2005
46.
“OSCE
delegation begins recommendations for settling Karabakh dispute” Jamestown Daily Monitor, February 10, 2005
47.
“Towards
a bi-party system in Azerbaijan?”
Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, February, 2005
48.
“Azerbaijan celebrates
diplomatic victory, but what next for Karabakh?” Jamestown Daily Monitor, February 1, 2005
49.
“Bush
saber
rattling pushes Baku toward Tehran” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, January 28, 2005.
50.
“Baku landslide puts city government at risk”
EurasiaNet, January 2005
51.
“New
election coalitions in Azerbaijan
promise heated parliamentary elections” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, January 20, 2005.
52.
“Municipal elections in Azerbaijan
show complete voter indifference” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
January, 2005
53.
“Opposition
leader resigns in attempt to re-energize
Azeri politics” Jamestown Daily Monitor,
January 7, 2005.
54.
“Russian oil
through BTC pipeline: a political scheme or economic strategy?” Jamestown
Daily Monitor, January 6, 2005.
55.
“Azeri
president signs prisoner amnesty” ISN Security Watch, January 3, 2005
56.
“Azeri
opposition again chooses to boycott upcoming
ballot” Jamestown Daily Monitor, December 10, 2004
57.
“Debate
over Azerbaijani
public TV continues” EurasiaNet, December 2004
58.
“Azerbaijan
takes Karabakh case to the UN: a step back or forward?” Jamestown Daily Monitor, December 2,
2004
59.
“A
strategic approach to pipeline security” Institute for
the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS), November 2004
60.
“Azerbaijan under
Iranian and Russian pressure on relations to the US” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, November, 2004
61.
“P” ”
EurasiaNet,
October 2004
62.
“Judging
the
opposition” Transitions
on Line,
October,
2004
63.
“Azerbaijan’s
tough foreign policy choices” UNISCI
journal on Security and International Cooperation, October, 2004
64.
“Russian-Azerbaijan
relations suffer after the Beslan attack” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, October, 2004
65.
“BTC
enters the final stage as Azerbaijan
and Georgia
connect the pipeline at the border” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
October, 2004
66.
“Cadre
changes in
Azerbaijan:
How far and how fast?” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, September,
2004
67.
“Azerbaijan
faces difficult foreign policy choices” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst, August, 2004
68.
“US
troop redeployment sparks speculation on Azerbaijani base”
EurasiaNet,
August 2004
69.
“Generational
change occurs amid political infighting within Azerbaijan’s ruling party”
EurasiaNet,
August 2004
70.
“Azerbaijan looks to Pakistan
for military aid” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, July, 2004
71.
“The
Organization
for Liberation of Karabakh protests the visit of Armenian officers.” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June, 2004
72.
“Georgia’s
treatment of Azeri minorities raises concerns” EurasiaNet,
June
2004
73.
“Ot
emotsionalnosti k pragmatizmu” Echo, June , 2004
74.
“Azerbaijani-Georgian
relations under focus during Presidential visit”Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June, 2004
75.
“The
trial of
opposition leaders runs into a deadlock” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
June, 2004
76.
“Kadri
reshayut
vsye”, Echo, May 5, 2004
77.
“Azerbaijan:
The Ticking Time Bomb?” Transitions on Line, May, 2004
78.
“Ajarian
conflict- a view from Baku”
Baku Today, May 2004
79.
“PACE
incident
could hurt Azeri Turkish relations” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
May, 2004
80.
“Political
attacks on Baku mayor prompt
speculation about
power struggle in Azerbaijan”
EurasiaNet, May 2004
81.
“Demokratiya
snizu ili
nemnogo o grazhdanskoy aktivnosti”, Echo, May 5, 2004
82.
“Azeri
public expresses anger over the idea of
Turkish-Armenian border opening” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst,
April, 2004
83.
“First
Court ruling frees most detained opposition in Azerbaijan”.
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, March, 2004
84.
“Political
motivation behind mosque closure in Azerbaijan”
EurasiaNet, February 2004
85.
“Is
Ilham Aliyev
fulfilling the expectations” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst, February, 2004
86.
“Is Baku turning towards Russia?” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, February, 2004
87.
“Baku turns into a
silk
road anti-narcotics center” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst,
January, 2004
88.
“Azerbaijan
passes flurry of reforms, but commitment remains unclear”
EurasiaNet,
January 2004
89.
“Iskandar
Hamidov
is free. What is next for him?” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst,
January, 2004
90.
“Heightened
Geopolitical competition over the Caucasus”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, December, 2003
91.
“Economic
ties
bind Azerbaijan and
Georgia”
EurasiaNet, December 2003
92.
“Who
is watching
for big money?” Baku
Today, November 2003
93.
“Leading
Western
financial institutions lend money to BTC pipeline” Central
Asia-Caucasus
Analyst, October, 2003
94.
“Disillusionment
defines Azerbaijan’s
opposition” EurasiaNet and Transitions On-Line, November
2003
95.
“Azeri
politics:
a new reality after elections?” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst,
October, 2003
96.
“Azerbaijan:
Ilham Aliyev, President” Transitions On-Line, October,
2003
97.
“Opposition
disunity damages chances in Azerbaijan’s
presidential elections” EurasiaNet, October 2003
98.
“Azerbaijan:
an opposition without a voice” EurasiaNet and Transitions On-Line,
October 2003
99.
“Collapsed
hopes
for opposition unity in Azerbaijan”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, September, 2003
100.“Ankara warily watches Azerbaijani campaign” EurasiaNet,
September 2003
101.“Azerbaijan:
Aliyev and kicking” Transitions On-Line, August, 2003
102.“Tension between Armenia,
Azerbaijan
rising over Nagorno-Karabakh” EurasiaNet, July 2003
103.“Azerbaijan’s
Presidential Elections: Party Platforms and Prospects for a Unified
Opposition”,
Caucasus Election
Watch,
Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 2003
104.“Azerbaijan
concerned by possible Turkish-Armenian normalization” EurasiaNet
and
Transitions On-Line, July 2003
105.“Turkish-Armenian warming at the expense of Baku”, Baku
Sun, July, 2003
106.“Council of Europe gives Azerbaijan a last chance”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, July, 2003
107.“Azerbaijan’s
opposition parties face unification challenge” EurasiaNet and
Transitions
On-Line, June 2003
108.“Azeri opposition attempts to unite prior to
the presidential
elections”, Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June, 2003
109. “Azerbaijan:
Launch-pad for Attack on Iran?”
Transitions On-Line, June, 2003
110.“Azerbaijani-Iranian relations endangered
after Russian publication”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June, 2003
111.“Azerbaijani parliamentary majority blocks
adoption of Unified Election
Code” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, May, 2003
112.“A Caucasian melting pot”, Baku Sun,
May, 2003
113.“The politics of sport”, Transitions
On-Line, May, 2003
114.“Attack on opposition newspaper highlights
tensions in Azerbaijan”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, May, 2003
115.“Mass media outlets in Azerbaijan
in spotlight over coverage of Aliyev health issue” EurasiaNet,
April 2003
116.“Azerbaijani President reaffirms intention to
join NATO” Central Asia-Caucasus
Analyst, April, 2003.
117.“Azerbaijani President's staff changes
indicate the start of election
campaign” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, April, 2003.
118.“Azerbaijan
chooses
sides over Iraq”,
Transitions On-Line, April, 2003
119.“ Kocharian wins second round amid
allegations of fraud” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, March, 2003 -
120.“Armenian s’ lessons come in handy for Azeris
in building their
Diaspora”, CaucasUS Context, March 2003
121.“Russia
strives to
boost political, military presence in Azerbaijan”, EurasiaNet,
March 2003
122.“When ‘Uncle’ can’t save the day”, Baku
Sun, February,
2003
123.“The age of pragmatism”, Transitions
On-Line, February,
2003
124.“Azerbaijan’s government supports the US
position on Iraq
– carefully”. EurasiaNet,
February 2003
125.“Azeri Government Puts Squeeze on NGOs”, Transitions
On-Line,
February, 2003
126.“Black January. Feeling proud instead of
grieving” Baku Today,
January 2003
127.“Black
Garden”
a Book Review, Baku
Today, January 2003
128.“Race is on in Yerevan”
Baku
Sun, January, 2003
129.“Turkmenistan's policies
bring near total isolation, weaken regime”
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, January, 2003.
130.“Election-law fracas portends troubled
election in Azerbaijan”
EurasiaNet and
Transitions
on Line, December 2002
131.“Azerbaijan
makes a high jump on the UNDP Human Development Index rating” Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, December 2002.
132.“Azerbaijan
making tough decisions under IMF watch” EurasiaNet,
November 2002
133.“Democratization trends in Azerbaijan:
half empty or half
full?” Jamestown Russia
and Eurasia Review, November 2002
134.“Democracy & IMF: Mutually exclusive?” Baku
Sun,
November 2002.
135."Independence Day: The start of a new era ". Baku Sun,
October 2002.
136."Independent television channel fans pro-war
sentiment in Azerbaijan"
EurasiaNet, October 2002.
137.“Latest efforts to solve Nagorno-Karabakh
dispute fail, killing talk of
economic cooperation". Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst,
October 2002.
138.“Aliyev balances US and Russian interests in
turbulent Caucasus”, EurasiaNet,
September, 2002
139.“Cadet Protest in Azerbaijan
indicative of military tension”, EurasiaNet, September,
2002
140. “Azerbaijani referendum: soviet legacy
continues” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, August 2002
141."Is Pan-Turkism still alive?" Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst,
August 2002.
142."Untying the Shushan knot". Baku Sun, June 2002.
143."OSCE's Minsk Group: Is there a room for
improvement?" Central
Asia-Caucasus Analyst, June 2002.
144."The smell of the oil, the taste of ...
dirt". Baku Sun,
June 2002.
145."US Azeris remember Caspian homeland". Baku Sun, May 2002.
146."Azerbaijan's
Civil Society after Independence".
Analyses
of Current Events, USA,
May 2001.
147."Russia
Cracks the Whip". Institute for War and Peace
Report, London,
UK,
December 2000.
148."Azerbaijan:
Annual Report 1999- East West Institute Report
(New York, USA)
and Transitions
on Line, 2000.
149."Azerbaijan:
Annual Report 1998- East West Institute Report
(New York, USA)
and Transitions
on Line, 1999.
150."Accepting minorities in Azerbaijan"-
Collage,
Prague, Czech Republic, Winter 2000
151."Azeri Youth: Past, Present and Future"- Azerbaijan International, Los Angeles, USA,
Winter 1999