By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The first step in resolving any international territorial dispute is for both parties to acknowledge their involvement in the conflict…
Tag Archive for ‘Azerbaijan’
Into the Caucuses
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … In the winter, the majestic and pristine Caucuses Mountains are crowned with an alabaster carpet of freshly fallen snow that stretches out into the distant horizons…
Land of Fire, City of Wind
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The pounding winds of the Azeri capital city and the nation’s abundant natural gas fires that crown the mountains have played a key role in Azerbaijan’s unique history…
New Azerbaijani Assembly to Readdress Armenian Occupation
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … With the new, Western-thinking legislature in Baku, there may be a glimmer of hope for the loggerheaded faceoff between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh…
New Azeri Legislators Face Hurdles as They Implement Reforms
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … A young and Western-focused team of new legislators are eager to implement reforms and modernize the country’s legal framework, but they have little or no experience in government service…
Azerbaijan’s Transparent Electoral Process (Hey, Iowa, Take Note)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The tiny nation of 10 million is opening its doors to nearly 900 international observers for its sixth parliamentary elections…
The High Price of Freedom
MAMMAD TALIBOV … Thirty years after a tragic event that transformed the entire region, Azerbaijani identity is still very much defined by the January 1990 massacre…
The Khojaly Genocide, the Night when Dreams Were Shattered
By MAMMAD TALIBOV Head of mission at the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico Twenty-seven years have passed since that cold winter […]
Azerbaijani Envoy Toasts Republic’s Founding
BY THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The chargé d’affaires of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico, Mammad Talibov, and his wife Kamala Talibova, marked […]
Fueling a Diplomatic Spat
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Question: How does a foreign embassy accredited in Mexico manage to create a diplomatic scandal between its […]
