Azerbaijan

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Man leaning on mural wall in Azerbaijani breakaway region Nagorno-Karabakh
A gunbattle in Nagorno-Karabakh prompted Azerbaijan to accuse Armenia of trying to stoke conflict in the separatist enclave. [more]
Armenian presidential candidate Serzh Sarkisyan
February 19, 2008 2128 GMT
Armenia is crucial to Russian strategy in the Caucasus, and Russian political and economic influence there has been on the rise. [more]
PHOTO -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at energy security conference
February 11, 2008 1941 GMT
Azerbaijan announced Feb. 11 that it plans to increase the cost of its natural gas exports. [more]
SOCAR Oil Rigs
Georgia and Azerbaijan inaugurated a new oil terminal in the Georgian Black Sea port of Kulevi. [more]