Bahruz Samadov
@smdov.bsky.social
Researcher focused on Azerbaijan, authoritarianism, nationalism. Post-structuralist, into Lacan, Laclau, Derrida, Zizek. Currently doing PhD in Political Science at Charles University in Prague.
Many Ukrainians used to enthusiastically support Azerbaijan during the Second Karabakh War, seeing it in very simple terms.
🇦🇿🥴 Putin arrived in Azerbaijan
❗️One of the items on the agenda of the bilateral meeting is the supply of Russian gas to Azerbaijan. This is, in fact, an open discussion of the possible circumvention of sanctions.
❗️One of the items on the agenda of the bilateral meeting is the supply of Russian gas to Azerbaijan. This is, in fact, an open discussion of the possible circumvention of sanctions.
August 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Many Ukrainians used to enthusiastically support Azerbaijan during the Second Karabakh War, seeing it in very simple terms.
Good analysis. Taliban brought security to the Afghan people - one of the tenets of their legitimacy claim
William Byrd analyzes how the Taliban regime has consolidated power in Afghanistan since 2021, the threats it faces to its control, and how the regime could promote its resilience and longevity.
Where Is the Taliban Regime Three Years In?
It is in a relatively strong position, facing just a few potentially serious threats.
www.lawfaremedia.org
August 16, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Good analysis. Taliban brought security to the Afghan people - one of the tenets of their legitimacy claim
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#Azerbaijan #Politics British MPs appeal to Azerbaijan government to free detained academic: In letter to Ilham Aliyev, campaigners urge release of Gubad Ibadoghlu after pre-trial process halted indefinitely
A group of British MPs have called on the Azerbaijan government to free an academic from…
A group of British MPs have called on the Azerbaijan government to free an academic from…
British MPs appeal to Azerbaijan government to free detained academic
In letter to Ilham Aliyev, campaigners urge release of Gubad Ibadoghlu after pre-trial process halted indefinitely
A group of British MPs have called on the Azerbaijan government to free an academic from the London School of Economics and Political…
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August 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM
#Azerbaijan #Politics British MPs appeal to Azerbaijan government to free detained academic: In letter to Ilham Aliyev, campaigners urge release of Gubad Ibadoghlu after pre-trial process halted indefinitely
A group of British MPs have called on the Azerbaijan government to free an academic from…
A group of British MPs have called on the Azerbaijan government to free an academic from…
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Very excited to see the amazing cover for Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination, a (great!) collection of essays I am editing that will appear with @uminnpress.bsky.social and guided by the peerless @lpennywark.bsky.social!
August 14, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Very excited to see the amazing cover for Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination, a (great!) collection of essays I am editing that will appear with @uminnpress.bsky.social and guided by the peerless @lpennywark.bsky.social!
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A New York judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the state’s ballot in November after he falsely claimed that he lived at a friend’s house in New York on his qualifying petitions.
New York judge rules RFK Jr. will not appear on state ballot
The ruling, if upheld, could lead to challenges in other states where his campaign used an address in New York’s suburbs to gather signatures.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2024 at 11:11 AM
A New York judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the state’s ballot in November after he falsely claimed that he lived at a friend’s house in New York on his qualifying petitions.
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Sema Yıldız is a Turkish belly dancer and actress, known as the first dancer to perform in the Ottoman era Topkapi palace, as well as for her expertise in Romani dance.
August 11, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Sema Yıldız is a Turkish belly dancer and actress, known as the first dancer to perform in the Ottoman era Topkapi palace, as well as for her expertise in Romani dance.
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“I used to refuse to make comparisons to the Holocaust bcs I wholeheartedly believed that nothing could be compared to what the Nazis did. I don’t believe that anymore, not just bcs of the daily mass murders, but bcs of how banal evil is in mainstream Israeli discourse.” ~ @ayoub.bsky.social
Elia Ayoub (he/him) (@ayoub@spore.social)
#gaza: Another headless corpse of a child whose only crime was being born into a caged population of untermenschen being collectively punished by a genocidal regime backed by the west and the arab dic...
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August 13, 2024 at 10:53 PM
“I used to refuse to make comparisons to the Holocaust bcs I wholeheartedly believed that nothing could be compared to what the Nazis did. I don’t believe that anymore, not just bcs of the daily mass murders, but bcs of how banal evil is in mainstream Israeli discourse.” ~ @ayoub.bsky.social
Proud to be Britain's crypto colony
Azerbaijan: Operations restart at controversial gold mine
Resumption of mining comes as government prepares for COP29.
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Resumption of mining comes as government prepares for COP29.
eurasianet.org/azerb...
Azerbaijan: Operations restart at controversial gold mine | Eurasianet
Resumption of mining comes as government prepares for COP29.
eurasianet.org
August 13, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Proud to be Britain's crypto colony
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How Iranian Azerbaijan Almost Became a "New Territory" of the USSR: Excerpt from Mikhail Krutikhin's book Iranian Agents of the Kremlin
Как иранский Азербайджан чуть не стал «новой территорией» СССР: отрывок из книги Михаила Крутихина «Иранские агенты Кремля»
Создание марионеточных «народных республик» с целью их «присоединения» к России — Абхазии, Южной Осетии и «ЛДНР» — не изобретение Путина. Михаил Крутихин в книге «Игра в революцию: Иранские агенты Кремля», вышедшей в издательстве Freedom Letters, рассказывает, как СССР десятилетиями проводил тайную политику в Иране, в результате которой левые и светские силы потерпели крах и после свержения шаха не смогли противостоять исламским аятоллам. Одним из драматичных эпизодов была послевоенная попытка Сталина создать в иранском Азербайджане «советскую республику» и отторгнуть ее от Ирана. The Insider публикует главу из книги.
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August 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM
How Iranian Azerbaijan Almost Became a "New Territory" of the USSR: Excerpt from Mikhail Krutikhin's book Iranian Agents of the Kremlin
"For Benjamin and Adorno, thinking had to be a melancholic science, a work of mourning with no finality or purging of the dead, in concert with a history of unspeakable atrocities. What would make writing praxis? Benjamin spoke of writing as a writing of the ruin, rescuing the luminous fragments
August 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
"For Benjamin and Adorno, thinking had to be a melancholic science, a work of mourning with no finality or purging of the dead, in concert with a history of unspeakable atrocities. What would make writing praxis? Benjamin spoke of writing as a writing of the ruin, rescuing the luminous fragments
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Rafiga Haji gizi Akhundova (Rəfiqə Hacı qızı Axundova; 1931 – 2024) was an Azerbaijani ballet dancer, ballet master and People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1970).
August 8, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Rafiga Haji gizi Akhundova (Rəfiqə Hacı qızı Axundova; 1931 – 2024) was an Azerbaijani ballet dancer, ballet master and People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1970).
This a great article, check it out - everything you need to know about Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, an authoritarian petro-state that recently engaged in ethnic cleansing of Armenians, is hosting this year’s UN climate talks. What could possibly go wrong?!?
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/c...
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/c...
Inside the Petrostate Hosting This Year’s Global Climate Negotiations
In Azerbaijan, the causes and effects of climate change are on vivid display and the painful trade-offs needed to fight it are acutely felt.
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2024 at 12:38 PM
This a great article, check it out - everything you need to know about Azerbaijan
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“The Kremlin is also releasing dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza as part of the agreement, a European official said on condition of anonymity.”
August 1, 2024 at 12:30 PM
“The Kremlin is also releasing dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza as part of the agreement, a European official said on condition of anonymity.”
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A cider maker? 😉 A car full of apples in Azerbaijan just west of the Tien Shan mountains. Photographer David Fiekle #cider #apples #Azerbaijan
July 31, 2024 at 9:54 PM
A cider maker? 😉 A car full of apples in Azerbaijan just west of the Tien Shan mountains. Photographer David Fiekle #cider #apples #Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has what Rumelili describes as 'peace anxiety'.
EU pushing for final Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal after talks stall
The two sides held previously unreported talks earlier this month, officials exclusively told POLITICO.
The two sides held previously unreported talks earlier this month, officials exclusively told POLITICO.
EU pushing for final Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal after talks stall
The two sides held previously unreported talks earlier this month, officials exclusively told POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
July 31, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Azerbaijan has what Rumelili describes as 'peace anxiety'.
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@anadoluagency: ❝The martyrdom of brother Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will strengthen the deep and unbreakable bond between the Islamic Republic of Iran and dear Palestine and the Resistance❞
• The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the death of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas group, stressing that i
• The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the death of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas group, stressing that i
July 31, 2024 at 7:05 AM
@anadoluagency: ❝The martyrdom of brother Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will strengthen the deep and unbreakable bond between the Islamic Republic of Iran and dear Palestine and the Resistance❞
• The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the death of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas group, stressing that i
• The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the death of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas group, stressing that i
I read recently an article which claims that Trumpism is metapopulist. Basically it makes "the people" inclusive (there are good immigrants) and exclusive (there are bad immigrants) at the same time. So it's not authoritarian in a strict sense. I think that play makes Trumpism strong and appealing
This ideology of “real Americanism” is crucial: It provides the foundation for the Right’s anti-democratic radicalization, forms the basis of its normalization in mainstream political discourse, and helps explain why the response to the authoritarian threat has been lacking.
July 30, 2024 at 11:24 PM
I read recently an article which claims that Trumpism is metapopulist. Basically it makes "the people" inclusive (there are good immigrants) and exclusive (there are bad immigrants) at the same time. So it's not authoritarian in a strict sense. I think that play makes Trumpism strong and appealing
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🚨 Riots in New Caledonia expose an emerging France-Azerbaijan rivalry. Discover the historical context, geopolitical stakes, and what this means for the future: www.ryanjhite.com/2024/07/30/n... #NewCaledonia #France #Azerbaijan #Geopolitics
New Caledonia Riots: Uncovering the France-Azerbaijan Rivalry
Explore the recent riots in New Caledonia and the surprising involvement of Azerbaijan. Understand the historical context, the geopolitical implications, and what this emerging France-Azerbaijan rivalry means for the future.
www.ryanjhite.com
July 30, 2024 at 10:18 PM
🚨 Riots in New Caledonia expose an emerging France-Azerbaijan rivalry. Discover the historical context, geopolitical stakes, and what this means for the future: www.ryanjhite.com/2024/07/30/n... #NewCaledonia #France #Azerbaijan #Geopolitics
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Amache Ochinee Prowers, also known as Walking Woman (c. 1846–1905), was a Cheyenne activist, advocate, cattle rancher, and operator of a store on the Santa Fe Trail.
She became an important mediator after her father, a Cheyenne peace chief, was killed during the Sand Creek massacre of 1864.
She became an important mediator after her father, a Cheyenne peace chief, was killed during the Sand Creek massacre of 1864.
July 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Amache Ochinee Prowers, also known as Walking Woman (c. 1846–1905), was a Cheyenne activist, advocate, cattle rancher, and operator of a store on the Santa Fe Trail.
She became an important mediator after her father, a Cheyenne peace chief, was killed during the Sand Creek massacre of 1864.
She became an important mediator after her father, a Cheyenne peace chief, was killed during the Sand Creek massacre of 1864.
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#COP29 host Azerbaijan is failing to tackle its flaring of methane, the most potent greenhouse gas
According to Global Witness analysis of satellite data, flaring emissions have risen 10% since Baku last submitted emissions data to the UN www.ft.com/content/3747...
According to Global Witness analysis of satellite data, flaring emissions have risen 10% since Baku last submitted emissions data to the UN www.ft.com/content/3747...
UN climate summit host Azerbaijan fails to tackle flaring, analysis shows
BP and Socar among culprits, according to satellite data examined by campaign group
www.ft.com
July 29, 2024 at 8:59 AM
#COP29 host Azerbaijan is failing to tackle its flaring of methane, the most potent greenhouse gas
According to Global Witness analysis of satellite data, flaring emissions have risen 10% since Baku last submitted emissions data to the UN www.ft.com/content/3747...
According to Global Witness analysis of satellite data, flaring emissions have risen 10% since Baku last submitted emissions data to the UN www.ft.com/content/3747...
Another reason to hate Stalinism. All her life she was fighting against nationalists and then she was detained as a nationalist just like many other bright communists (some of them were national - but never nationalist) who simply didn't like Stalinism that much
Gulara Ibrahimkhalil gizi Gadirbeyova (1903 – 1942) was an Azerbaijani women's rights activist, Communist, and writer.
She was editor-in-chief of the 1st women's magazine in Azerbaijan, "Sharg gadini" (1923–1937), and chairperson of the Ali Bayramov Club, for the Azerbaijani women's movement.
She was editor-in-chief of the 1st women's magazine in Azerbaijan, "Sharg gadini" (1923–1937), and chairperson of the Ali Bayramov Club, for the Azerbaijani women's movement.
July 28, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Another reason to hate Stalinism. All her life she was fighting against nationalists and then she was detained as a nationalist just like many other bright communists (some of them were national - but never nationalist) who simply didn't like Stalinism that much
She was a very brave woman of her time. Coming from a famous Karabakh khan family, she was against the feodal oppression and accepted the Bolshevik revolution and played her role in the early women's movement in Azerbaijan.
Gamar Sheyda (1881–1933) was a poet and playwright from Azerbaijan.
She was particularly well-known for writing ghazals, and was part of a wide poetic network in Azerbaijan.
She also wrote plays and the manuscript of the "Flood of Oppression" in 1918.
She was particularly well-known for writing ghazals, and was part of a wide poetic network in Azerbaijan.
She also wrote plays and the manuscript of the "Flood of Oppression" in 1918.
July 28, 2024 at 11:42 PM
She was a very brave woman of her time. Coming from a famous Karabakh khan family, she was against the feodal oppression and accepted the Bolshevik revolution and played her role in the early women's movement in Azerbaijan.
'Bahruz Samadov, a researcher at Charles University in Prague, argues that the Aliyev government instrumentalizes the anti-colonial narrative for authoritarian purposes by focusing solely on France’s colonial history while ignoring the colonial past of ... its close partner Britain.'
Azerbaijan intensifies anti-colonial rhetoric targeting France
Azerbaijan intensifies anti-colonial rhetoric targeting France
In a move reflecting simmering diplomatic tensions with France, Azerbaijan hosted the "First Congress of Independence Movements from French-Colonised Territories" on 17-18 July.
dlvr.it
July 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
'Bahruz Samadov, a researcher at Charles University in Prague, argues that the Aliyev government instrumentalizes the anti-colonial narrative for authoritarian purposes by focusing solely on France’s colonial history while ignoring the colonial past of ... its close partner Britain.'
Hey! Here is my new article about the BRICSisation of #Azerbaijan - the country joins the authoritarian club; also, I wrote about the discourse of #multipolarity.
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
One more to join the BRICS?
While favouring both China and Russia, Azerbaijan remains aloof from democracy and human rights - more so than ever before
www.ips-journal.eu
July 26, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Hey! Here is my new article about the BRICSisation of #Azerbaijan - the country joins the authoritarian club; also, I wrote about the discourse of #multipolarity.
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
Recently talked to @ocmedia.bsky.social about performative anti-colonialism in #Azerbaijan
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Podcast | Is Azerbaijan a champion of anti-colonialism?
Bahruz Samadov talks about Azerbaijan’s ‘performative’ support of anti-colonial movements in French overseas territories.
oc-media.org
June 30, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Recently talked to @ocmedia.bsky.social about performative anti-colonialism in #Azerbaijan
oc-media.org/podcasts/pod...
oc-media.org/podcasts/pod...