To Baku and Back With Freebies
When does a congressional fact-finding trip become an embarrassing junket? Ten House members and 32 of their staff members should be pondering that question now…
SOCAR
10 members of Congress took trip secretly funded by foreign government
The state-owned oil company of Azerbaijan secretly funded an all-expenses-paid trip to a conference in Baku, on the Caspian Sea, in 2013 for 10 members…
Brenda Shaffer's answer to the question about SOCAR
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Azerbaijan's Opinion-Shaping Campaign Reaches 'The New York Times'
Earlier this month, "The New York Times" published documents demonstrating Azerbaijan's efforts to expand its relationship with think tanks in the United States to bolster…
Inside Azerbaijan’s Bizarre U.S. Lobbying Push
Azerbaijan has launched an unusual campaign to win influence among U.S. lawmakers, teaming up with a Turkish guru in exile and the sister of Texas…