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International Dealmaking 27/09/2022

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. [...]

The Landmark Tower in Baku. © Google Maps

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Corporate Intelligence 23/09/2022

From the Hyatt to the Landmark: hotels of choice of financiers on Azerbaijani oil and gas quest

Government Intelligence 22/09/2022

Moscow and Baku's information security ties continue to hold strong

Alexander Bortnikov (left), head of Russia's FSB, and Ali Naghiyev, head of Azerbaijan's DTX. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters - DTX

International Dealmaking 16/09/2022

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. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 12/09/2022

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. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/08/2022

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. [...]

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International Dealmaking 28/06/2022

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. [...]

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 20/06/2022

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. [...]

International Dealmaking 13/06/2022

Nargiz Nasrullayeva, the Baku oil expert helping the West

Close to heads of the oil and gas business networks on the shores of the Caspian Sea as well as Washington think tanks, adviser Nargiz Nasrullayeva has become the go-to contact person for US investors in the region. [...]

Nargiz Nasroullayeva, Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AmCham).

Surveillance & Interception 07/06/2022

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. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/05/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: criticism in the Sinai, drones in French skies, Astana nears Baku

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Paris to Baku via Cairo. [...]

Government Intelligence 19/05/2022

Baku makes drones central to its regional cooperation ambitions

Drawing lessons from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is counting on his regional partners to beef up his military capabilities. Developing a drone industry lies at the heart of his strategy. [...]

The president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Government Intelligence 17/05/2022

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. [...]

International Dealmaking 26/04/2022

The US lobbyist who wants to connect Caspian gas reserves

Hubert Watson, who is familiar with the oil and gas networks of the Caspian Sea, notably through his former business partnership with tycoon Igor Makarov, is carving out a place for himself among pipeline builders. [...]

Government Intelligence 05/04/2022

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. [...]

Government Intelligence 31/01/2022

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. [...]

SpotlightSurveillance & Interception 27/01/2022

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. [...]

International Dealmaking 16/12/2021

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. [...]

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 22/10/2021

Pasdaran seek to open new front against Azerbaijan

After military manoeuvres at its border, Iran fears it could be encircled by Azerbaijan and is concerned about Israel's increasingly stronger engagement with Baku. [...]

International Dealmaking 15/06/2021

Aeronautics' legal woes jeopardise Tel Aviv and Baku's honeymoon

Azerbaijan's President Aliyev is pressuring the Israeli government to quash convictions against drone maker Aeronautics Defense Systems. [...]

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Government Intelligence 10/02/2021

Russian military electronic warfare expert in Nagorno Karabakh

The joint Russian-Turkish ceasefire monitoring centre that opened on 30 [...]

International Dealmaking 08/12/2020

Baku wins intelligence war thanks to Israeli contracts

From state-of-the-art sensors to ultra-accurate field modelling, Tel Aviv has made its latest intelligence-gathering technologies available to Baku, rapidly changing the trajectory of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh - and allowing Israel to advance its pawns against Tehran. [...]

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 04/11/2020

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ALL ARTICLES - AZERBAIJAN

Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku

From the Hyatt to the Landmark: hotels of choice of financiers on Azerbaijani oil and gas quest

Moscow and Baku's information security ties continue to hold strong

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

Prosol enlists Israeli experts to boost Azerbaijani cyber training

Baku intelligence prioritises cyber upgrades

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

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

Nargiz Nasrullayeva, the Baku oil expert helping the West

Ankara places its cyber pawns in Baku

The Intelligence Gazette: criticism in the Sinai, drones in French skies, Astana nears Baku

Baku makes drones central to its regional cooperation ambitions

FSB keeps close watch on Caucasian borders

The US lobbyist who wants to connect Caspian gas reserves

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

Baku exasperated by 'influence operations' in Nagorno-Karabakh

Israeli and Turkish cyber experts make beeline for Baku

TotalEnergies reminds Baku of its interest in the Caspian Sea

Pasdaran seek to open new front against Azerbaijan

Aeronautics' legal woes jeopardise Tel Aviv and Baku's honeymoon

Russian military electronic warfare expert in Nagorno Karabakh

Baku wins intelligence war thanks to Israeli contracts

Paris embroiled in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

MIT redeploys Syrian proxies yet again

Old-fashioned psyops in Nagorno-Karabach

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