Azerbaijan Between Triumph and Turbulence

A poster of President Ilham Aliyev on a shopping mall in the Baku suburbs. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Over the course of 33 years since the fall of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan has transformed into an independent regional player. Its neighbors in Armenia fear that Azerbaijan’s ambitions will eventually lead to another war. Average Azerbaijanis, meanwhile, wonder when the military achievements will translate into economic prosperity.  Regaining Territory Through War It’s impossible to […]