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Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku 

The Azerbaijani drone manufacturer wants to help foreign players connect with the authorities in Baku, which are eager to develop a home-grown sector after Turkish and Israeli drones have proven their worth in the conflict with Armenia.

As Rosoboronexport struggles, Baku looks to strengthen its links with Ankara and Tel Aviv 

Although they are still using Russian equipment, Azerbaijan's armed forces are increasingly looking to set up supply partnerships with Turkey and Israel.

Prosol enlists Israeli experts to boost Azerbaijani cyber training 

Azerbaijan's small cyber sector has brought in Israeli experts to make up for the deficit in its own capacities. Local integrator Prosol, which is in the process of building up its own product range, is leading private sector initiatives in this area.

Baku intelligence prioritises cyber upgrades 

Hoping to tap into the exodus of Russian and Ukrainian IT experts to boost their own pool of experts, the Azerbaijani intelligence services are determined to modernise their cyber ecosystem.

Nobel Upstream, an Azerbaijani refuge for former Rosneft and BP Russia specialists 

With the planned stoppage of Russian oil and gas to Western markets turning the sector upside down, British operator Nobel Upstream is trying to maintain a connection between Europe and Caspian Sea resources, under the leadership of former executives of Russian oil giants.

Caucasian intelligence keeps watch on para-diplomacy initiative for Karabakh conciliation 

As Baku and Yerevan take tentative steps towards reconciliation on a path disrupted by skirmishes on the front-line, an EU-funded Dutch NGO led by a British consultant is trying to use para-diplomacy to help bring the two countries closer together.

Ankara places its cyber pawns in Baku 

Serving as a spearhead of the Turkish business community that backs Ankara's support for Baku, the Turkish industrialist and cyber specialist Alper Ozbilen has made himself central to the new Association of Cybersecurity Organizations of Azerbaijan.

• FRANCE - Commando unit drones in French skies.

• KAZAKHSTAN/AZERBAIJAN/TURKEY - Kazakh military intelligence moves closer to Azeri counterpart.

• EGYPT - Timid criticism of Sisi's Sinai strategy emerges in Cairo.

FSB keeps close watch on Caucasian borders 

The FSB's border patrol is hard at work in the highly volatile Caucasus region, along Russian borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The number of control sites is growing and growing.

The fate of Nagorno-Karabakh hinges on the war in Ukraine  Free

Baku is walking on eggshells trying to maintain a delicate diplomatic equilibrium between the normalisation process begun with Yerevan, its partnership with Turkey and a brand new rapprochment with Moscow. Meanwhile, on the ground, an information war is quietly being waged.

Baku exasperated by 'influence operations' in Nagorno-Karabakh 

Armenia's normalisation of its relations with Turkey, paving the way for reconciliation with Azerbaijan, have kicked off with gusto. But the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has grave concerns about what he believes to be attempted influence campaigns in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Israeli and Turkish cyber experts make beeline for Baku 

Increasingly exposed to Russian cyber activity, Azerbaijan is looking to beef up its cyberdefences, with Israel and Turkey's help.

TotalEnergies reminds Baku of its interest in the Caspian Sea 

The new gas swap agreement struck between Caspian Sea neighbours Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan did not escape the attention of Arnaud Breuillac, special adviser to TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné. He travelled recently to Baku to revive talks with the authorities there about the group's gas interests in Azerbaijan.