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Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan to withdraw peacekeepers from Afghanistan

01 Friday Feb 2013

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Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, NATO, Peacekeeper

 

Map showing locations of Azerbaijani speakers.

Map showing locations of Azerbaijani speakers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Mubariz Aslanov, APA, Jan. 31, 2013

Baku: Azerbaijani peacekeepers will also be withdrawn, after NATO officially ends its mission in Afghanistan by the end of this year.

Government sources told APA that higher echelons have already held discussions on it and it was not considered expedient to keep Azerbaijani servicemen in Afghanistan after NATO forces are withdrawn… (more)

 

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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Hold Pipeline-Security Exercises

24 Monday Sep 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense

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Azerbaijan, energy pipeline, Georgia, Military exercise, pipeline security, Russia, Turkey, Turkish Army

 

English: Turkish soldiers during the Destined ...

Turkish soldiers during the Destined Glory “Loyal Midas” 2005 military exercise, October 7, 2005. Photo by PH1 Timm Duckworth, USN. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 24, 2012

 

Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish troops have begun an exercise aimed at improving security for energy pipelines.  The exercises near Ankara will last until September 28… (more) ow.ly/2slxkr 

 

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Navigating the Future: NATO-South Caucasus Partnership

20 Thursday Sep 2012

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, South Caucasus

English: The breakaway republics of Abkhazia, ...

The breakaway republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh within the Caucasus region, after the South Ossetia war in August 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Valentina M. Gevorgyan, Atlantic Community, September 20, 2012

At the recent Chicago Summit, NATO made sure to prioritize partnerships on its agenda. The South Caucasus region is one that can greatly benefit from NATO partnership, especially where security and justice are concerned. NATO’s efforts in the region should aim at resolving frozen conflicts, including the Nagorno Karabagh conflict… (more) ow.ly/2shrzh 

 

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Foreign Policy: Security and conflict in the Caucasus region

22 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense, Turkey

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Best Defense, Caucasus, GAAT, Georgia, Mark Hertling, Middle East, Russia, Territorial dispute, Turkey, United States Army, US Army

U.S. Army Europe commander discusses current challenges and defense issues in the region with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Safar Abiyev (left). (Photo: Kelly Schloesser, U.S. Army Europe)

From Tom Rick’s blog The Best Defense, August 20, 2012:

By Lt. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, US Army, Best Defense guest columnist

The Caucasus — that historical causeway of conflict between Europe and the Middle East — remains a complicated tangle of security concerns. Ethnic tensions still affect long standing territorial disputes, internally displaced indigenous people align with or oppose powerful diasporas, and an increasing nouveau riche — an oil-fueled minority upper class — is growing in an area once known only for desperate poverty… (more) http://ow.ly/d8K0x

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Focus on Europe: The Caucasus Region

10 Tuesday Apr 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News

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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Russia, South Ossetia

Azerbaijan and Georgia were the subjects of several articles and posts today.

World Politics Review and the Sunday edition of the Turkish outlet Zaman carried articles on the speculation that Israel intends to use Azeri bases and airspace for attacks on Iran‘s nuclear facilities, speculation that the Azerbaijan government denies.

Eurasianet has a piece on the debate stirred up by a Georgian TV show that explores “Women’s Logic.”

Euronews has an article on the election of a former KGB agent in the recent presidential election in South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia that has declared itself a republic. The “election” winner has expressed a desire to unite South Ossetia with the Russian province North Ossetia, making both part of Russia.

Defencetalk has a brief on Georgia testing their first domestically designed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle today. Georgia President Saakashvilisaid he would attend the test.

Map of Georgia showing the autonomous republic...

North Caucasus: Reports on Possible Azerbaijan ties to Israel

09 Monday Apr 2012

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Reported ties between Azerbaijan and Israel have been making news lately. Today is no exception, with two related stories being posted.

World Politics Review has doubts about how ready Azerbaijan is to provide the use of bases to Israel.

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/11815/azerbaijan-as-israels-anti-iran-staging-ground-a-tough-
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Azerbaijan as Israel’s Anti-Iran ‘Staging Ground’ a Tough Sell

As tensions over Iran’s nuclear program rise, assertions that Israel’s increasing closeness to Azerbaijan,
a predominantly Muslim state on Iran’s northern border, represents the emergence of an anti-Iran “tag team”
are gaining currency. But despite undoubtedly warming ties between the two countries, there is no
indication that Baku is in any hurry to sacrifice its national interests by participating in a conflict
that could possibly drag it into a regional conflagration.

Turkish site Zaman quotes an earlier Foreign Policy Magazine report in making the argument that the partnership sounds plausible. Azerbaijan denies the reports.

http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=276715

Uncertainty over Israeli presence on Azerbaijani airbases lingers

Information has surfaced that Israel has access to Azerbaijani airbases, a claim Azerbaijan vehemently
denied on March 29.  Access to these airbases would make it easier for Israel to strike the Islamic Republic of Iran, which
many say is seeking to develop nuclear technology. According to a report published by Foreign Policy on
March 29, Israel has gained access to airbases in southern Azerbaijan, bordering Iran.
Reacting to the news published in FP, Azerbaijan denied the allegations, calling them untrue. In an
interview with AFP, Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense spokesman Teymur Abdullayev said the claims seek to
“damage relations between Azerbaijan and Iran,” adding that “there will be no actions against Iran … from
the territory of Azerbaijan.”

 

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