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OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Ewa Fischer

The Eurasian Economic Union – more political less economic

While the Kremlin presents the EEU as the Eurasian equivalent of the European Union, the project is in reality an imitation of integration.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Azerbaijan closer to Russia further from the West

Tangible results of Azerbaijan’s movement towards Russia over the last few months is the development of bilateral cooperation.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

The launch of the modified Southern Gas Corridor

The construction of the second branch of the Baku–Tbilisi–Erzurum gas pipeline began on 20 September in Baku.
OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Azerbaijan – a growing problem for the West

Azerbaijan’s actions have displayed its tendency to deepen its self-isolation in foreign affairs and consolidate its authoritarian system.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Turkey is filling the gap being left by the West in the Southern Corridor

Western firms are withdrawing from projects linked to the Southern Corridor probably due to the declining commercial attractiveness of these projects.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Elections in Azerbaijan petrification of the petro-republic

A presidential election is to be held on 9 October in Azerbaijan. Ilham Aliyev, the incumbent president, is set to win the election. The situation ahead of the election indicates that country’s political system is cemented in place:…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Moscow is haggling with Baku ahead of the presidential election

Vladimir Putin visited Baku on 13 August. The most important effect of the visit was the framework co-operation agreement signed by Rosneft and the Azeri energy company SOCAR. The deal indicates that Russia, in exchange for refraining from…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

No Azerbaijani gas to Central Europe

On 26 June the Austrian holding, OMV announced that the consortium operating in Shah Deniz, the largest gas field in Azerbaijan, had not selected the Nabucco West project as its route for Azerbaijani gas to Europe. Despite there being no…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

The Southern Caucasus is turning into a Russian playground

Tension has been rising in the Southern Caucasus over the past few months. This is primarily an effect of the upcoming presidential elections in Georgia and Azerbaijan (October) and the fact that another stage bringing the region closer to…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

A series of protests in Azerbaijan

A series of protests have taken place in Azerbaijan since the beginning of this year (12, 19, 23–24 and 26 January). Various social groups have been involved in them: young people, merchants and residents of Ismayilli. These were…