How does an autocratic regime divert attention abroad from its human-rights record and discourage the opposition at home? In the case of Azerbaijan, through lavish extravaganzas and high-end lobbying
Analytics, EuropeAzerbaijan, caviar diplomacy, Ilgar Mammadov, Rebecca Vincent
”Some call it the Paris of the Caspian; others purr that it is the caviar-producing region’s Dubai”, – states the article of The Economist, referring to Azerbaijan and its generous use of caviar diplomacy with a help…
А new corruption scandal broke out around Azerbaijan in the world. This time it is connected with the fact of bribing the italian MP for 2.5 million euros by Azerbaijani officials, figured out by italian investigators….
Luka Volunte, an Italian politician and former head of the European People’s Party in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), received a bribe from the Azerbaijani government amounting to 2 million …