Seymur Mammadov
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Seymur Mammadov is the founder of AVAS LLC and serves as Editor-in-Chief of News.Az and The CaspianPost, English-language analytical media outlets focused on geopolitics and international affairs, with 20 years of professional experience in journalism.
China is choosing strategy over war to expand its global influence — focusing on infrastructure, technology, finance and long-term planning instead of military confrontation, says Jakub Korejba.
Jakub Korejba: China chooses strategy over war to lead the world - INTERVIEW | News.az
News.Az spoke with Jakub Korejba, a Polish political scientist specializing in the Middle and Far East, to explore why the 21st century is increasingl...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
China is choosing strategy over war to expand its global influence — focusing on infrastructure, technology, finance and long-term planning instead of military confrontation, says Jakub Korejba.
The Caspian region is emerging as a global power hotspot, driven by strategic energy resources, evolving security dynamics, and growing geopolitical significance, says expert Farkhad Kassenov. Collaboration and competition among major powers are reshaping the region’s role on the world stage.
Farkhad Kassenov: Caspian region emerges as a global power hotspot - INTERVIEW | News.az
News.Az spoke with Farkhad Kassenov, head of the A+Analytics research center and a Kazakh political scientist, about why the Caspian region is e...
news.az
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Caspian region is emerging as a global power hotspot, driven by strategic energy resources, evolving security dynamics, and growing geopolitical significance, says expert Farkhad Kassenov. Collaboration and competition among major powers are reshaping the region’s role on the world stage.
Tensions between Israel and Iran are rising again as Tehran accelerates its ballistic missile production and Jerusalem reviews options to counter the growing threat.
Israel and Iran: A new round of confrontation | News.az
In the aftermath of the 12-day war of 2025, Iran’s leadership appears to be in a state of profound crisis. Beyond its military setback, the coun...
news.az
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Tensions between Israel and Iran are rising again as Tehran accelerates its ballistic missile production and Jerusalem reviews options to counter the growing threat.
What if the West loses its influence? According to analysts, a world without Western dominance would be more competitive and unpredictable — national interests asserted more openly, and global power balances reshaped.
What will happen to the world if the West loses its influence | News.az
Financial standards, security architectures, political norms, and even ideological benchmarks were largely shaped in Washington, Brussels, and allied ...
news.az
December 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What if the West loses its influence? According to analysts, a world without Western dominance would be more competitive and unpredictable — national interests asserted more openly, and global power balances reshaped.
Azerbaijan has sent fuel to Armenia — a symbolic but meaningful step toward easing tensions and advancing peace in the South Caucasus. A gesture that could help build trust after years of conflict and open space for dialogue.
#Azerbaijan #Armenia #Peace #SouthCaucasus #Diplomacy
#Azerbaijan #Armenia #Peace #SouthCaucasus #Diplomacy
Azerbaijan sends fuel to Armenia, marking a real step toward peace | News.az
The delivery of Azerbaijani petroleum products to Armenia by rail has become one of the clearest and most tangible signs that the normalization proces...
news.az
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Azerbaijan has sent fuel to Armenia — a symbolic but meaningful step toward easing tensions and advancing peace in the South Caucasus. A gesture that could help build trust after years of conflict and open space for dialogue.
#Azerbaijan #Armenia #Peace #SouthCaucasus #Diplomacy
#Azerbaijan #Armenia #Peace #SouthCaucasus #Diplomacy
Iraq is facing a historic water crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates recede to record lows. In response, Baghdad struck an unusual deal with Turkey.
Iraq trades oil for water | News.az
The Middle East has always lived with water constraints, but what is unfolding now marks a qualitative shift. Iran’s prolonged droughts, record-...
news.az
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Iraq is facing a historic water crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates recede to record lows. In response, Baghdad struck an unusual deal with Turkey.
Pressure on Venezuela is escalating. The U.S. has intensified military and naval actions near Venezuelan waters under the pretext of drug enforcement, while Caracas calls it a direct violation of sovereignty.
Who will actually defend Venezuela from external pressure?
Who will actually defend Venezuela from external pressure?
Who will protect Venezuela from enslavement? | News.az
So, in the Latin American backyard, the stubborn Venezuelan boy still refuses to obey the main tough guy of this yard from the “coolest” N...
news.az
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Pressure on Venezuela is escalating. The U.S. has intensified military and naval actions near Venezuelan waters under the pretext of drug enforcement, while Caracas calls it a direct violation of sovereignty.
Who will actually defend Venezuela from external pressure?
Who will actually defend Venezuela from external pressure?
A plane crash has killed 7 people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle.
Tragic loss, and questions about aviation safety always follow such events.
What measures can help prevent deadly small-plane accidents?
Tragic loss, and questions about aviation safety always follow such events.
What measures can help prevent deadly small-plane accidents?
Plane crash kills 7, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle | News.az
Seven people were killed Thursday in the crash of a Cessna 550 business jet in Statesville, North Carolina, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle...
news.az
December 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A plane crash has killed 7 people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle.
Tragic loss, and questions about aviation safety always follow such events.
What measures can help prevent deadly small-plane accidents?
Tragic loss, and questions about aviation safety always follow such events.
What measures can help prevent deadly small-plane accidents?
France’s quiet legalization of PMCs could destabilize the South Caucasus, analysts warn.
Private military companies entering the region — strategic choice or new risk factor?
What does this mean for peace and security?
Private military companies entering the region — strategic choice or new risk factor?
What does this mean for peace and security?
France’s quiet legalization of PMCs could destabilize the South Caucasus | News.az
France’s decision to legalize private military companies marks a turning point not only in its own security doctrine, but potentially in the geo...
news.az
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
France’s quiet legalization of PMCs could destabilize the South Caucasus, analysts warn.
Private military companies entering the region — strategic choice or new risk factor?
What does this mean for peace and security?
Private military companies entering the region — strategic choice or new risk factor?
What does this mean for peace and security?
The Ukraine–Russia war is moving toward a decisive phase.
Which scenarios are taking shape in 2026 — prolonged conflict, frozen war, or a political settlement?
Strategic choices made now may define Europe’s future.
Which scenarios are taking shape in 2026 — prolonged conflict, frozen war, or a political settlement?
Strategic choices made now may define Europe’s future.
Ukraine-Russia war: Which scenarios are taking shape in 2026? | News.az
In this context, 2026 is no longer viewed simply as another year of fighting, but as a potential turning point that could define the conflict’s ...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Ukraine–Russia war is moving toward a decisive phase.
Which scenarios are taking shape in 2026 — prolonged conflict, frozen war, or a political settlement?
Strategic choices made now may define Europe’s future.
Which scenarios are taking shape in 2026 — prolonged conflict, frozen war, or a political settlement?
Strategic choices made now may define Europe’s future.
"He chose others over himself” — the story of a 10-year-old hero who acted selflessly in a moment of danger.
Stories like this remind us what true courage looks like.
Who has inspired you with real heroism recently?
Stories like this remind us what true courage looks like.
Who has inspired you with real heroism recently?
He chose others over himself: The story of a 10-year-old hero | News.az
The tragedy that unfolded on December 16 at the Uspenskaya Secondary School in the village of Gorki-2 in Russia’s Moscow region has become one o...
news.az
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"He chose others over himself” — the story of a 10-year-old hero who acted selflessly in a moment of danger.
Stories like this remind us what true courage looks like.
Who has inspired you with real heroism recently?
Stories like this remind us what true courage looks like.
Who has inspired you with real heroism recently?
Israel reportedly prepares for a possible direct strike on Iran — a move that could reshape regional alliances and raise the stakes far beyond the Middle East.
Diplomacy, deterrence, or escalation — what comes next?
Diplomacy, deterrence, or escalation — what comes next?
Israel prepares for a direct strike on Iran: what comes next? | News.az
For Israel, Iranian nuclear program is neither distant nor abstract. It is perceived as an existential threat shaped by geography, history, and strate...
news.az
December 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Israel reportedly prepares for a possible direct strike on Iran — a move that could reshape regional alliances and raise the stakes far beyond the Middle East.
Diplomacy, deterrence, or escalation — what comes next?
Diplomacy, deterrence, or escalation — what comes next?
Is de-dollarization a real global trend — or just a loud political myth?
From trade settlements to reserve reshuffles, countries are questioning the dollar’s dominance — but how real is the shift?
From trade settlements to reserve reshuffles, countries are questioning the dollar’s dominance — but how real is the shift?
De-dollarization: a real global trend or a loud political myth? | News.az
At first glance, the arguments in favor of de-dollarization appear persuasive. The share of the U.S. dollar in global foreign exchange reserves has gr...
news.az
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Is de-dollarization a real global trend — or just a loud political myth?
From trade settlements to reserve reshuffles, countries are questioning the dollar’s dominance — but how real is the shift?
From trade settlements to reserve reshuffles, countries are questioning the dollar’s dominance — but how real is the shift?
Iran’s “Red Shores” on Hormuz Island are attracting global attention — strategic vibes meet economic ambition.
Is this cultural projection or a new geopolitical marker in the Strait of Hormuz?
Is this cultural projection or a new geopolitical marker in the Strait of Hormuz?
Iran's Hormuz Island red shores attract global attention | News.az
After heavy rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island, the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf in southern Iran turned a striking blood-red, capturing w...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Iran’s “Red Shores” on Hormuz Island are attracting global attention — strategic vibes meet economic ambition.
Is this cultural projection or a new geopolitical marker in the Strait of Hormuz?
Is this cultural projection or a new geopolitical marker in the Strait of Hormuz?
Azerbaijan–Türkiye military pact signals a new security architecture in the region.
Is this a stabilizing force for the South Caucasus — or a strategic shift that will redraw regional alliances?
Is this a stabilizing force for the South Caucasus — or a strategic shift that will redraw regional alliances?
Azerbaijan–Türkiye military pact signals new security architecture in the region | News.az
The Azerbaijani parliament has taken a new legislative step to deepen defense cooperation with Türkiye, approving in its first reading a draft la...
news.az
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Azerbaijan–Türkiye military pact signals a new security architecture in the region.
Is this a stabilizing force for the South Caucasus — or a strategic shift that will redraw regional alliances?
Is this a stabilizing force for the South Caucasus — or a strategic shift that will redraw regional alliances?
Azerbaijan is set to launch the CIS’s largest battery energy storage systems — a major step in clean energy and grid stability. Can this position Azerbaijan as a leader in regional energy innovation?
Azerbaijan to launch CIS’ largest battery energy storage systems | News.az
The announcement was made by Azerbaijan’s state power utility, Azerenerji OJSC.
The systems are being installed at the Absheron 500-kilovolt an...
news.az
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Azerbaijan is set to launch the CIS’s largest battery energy storage systems — a major step in clean energy and grid stability. Can this position Azerbaijan as a leader in regional energy innovation?
The killing of a Tajik child in Russia’s Moscow region has shaken migrant communities.
This is no longer just a crime story — it’s a test of how society treats its most vulnerable.
Where does responsibility really lie?
This is no longer just a crime story — it’s a test of how society treats its most vulnerable.
Where does responsibility really lie?
Killing of Tajik child in Moscow region alarms migrant communities | News.az
The killing of a 10-year-old schoolboy of Tajik origin in the Moscow region has prompted strong official reactions from both Russia and Tajikistan, wh...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The killing of a Tajik child in Russia’s Moscow region has shaken migrant communities.
This is no longer just a crime story — it’s a test of how society treats its most vulnerable.
Where does responsibility really lie?
This is no longer just a crime story — it’s a test of how society treats its most vulnerable.
Where does responsibility really lie?
The UK and Azerbaijan are deepening their strategic partnership across key sectors — from energy to trade and security.
Is this strengthening ties between Europe and the South Caucasus — or redefining regional cooperation?
Is this strengthening ties between Europe and the South Caucasus — or redefining regional cooperation?
UK and Azerbaijan deepen strategic partnership across key sectors | News.az
Since the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan upgraded their relations to the level of a strategic partnership in August 2025, both sides have taken concret...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The UK and Azerbaijan are deepening their strategic partnership across key sectors — from energy to trade and security.
Is this strengthening ties between Europe and the South Caucasus — or redefining regional cooperation?
Is this strengthening ties between Europe and the South Caucasus — or redefining regional cooperation?
Amazon jumps into the OpenAI race, challenging Google and Microsoft’s AI grip.
Is this the start of a truly open AI battlefield — or just another fight among giants?
Is this the start of a truly open AI battlefield — or just another fight among giants?
Amazon enters OpenAI race, challenging Google and Microsoft’s AI grip | News.az
As reported by News.Az, citing Reuters, Amazon is considering an investment of around $10 billion, although the talks remain at an early and fluid sta...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Amazon jumps into the OpenAI race, challenging Google and Microsoft’s AI grip.
Is this the start of a truly open AI battlefield — or just another fight among giants?
Is this the start of a truly open AI battlefield — or just another fight among giants?
MetaX soars 700% in IPO as China ramps up its AI chip push — is this a sign that Beijing is accelerating its challenge to Western tech dominance?
MetaX soars 700% in IPO as China ramps up AI chip push | News.az
Founded by former AMD executive Chen Weiliang, the GPU maker raised about 4.2 billion yuan ($600 million) in an IPO that was more than 4,000 times ove...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
MetaX soars 700% in IPO as China ramps up its AI chip push — is this a sign that Beijing is accelerating its challenge to Western tech dominance?
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI.
Big Tech alliances are shifting fast — is this a move to challenge Google/Microsoft dominance in AI?
Big Tech alliances are shifting fast — is this a move to challenge Google/Microsoft dominance in AI?
Amazon in talks to invest $10bn in OpenAI | News.az
The discussions come as OpenAI prepares the groundwork for a future initial public offering, which could eventually value the company at up to $1 tril...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI.
Big Tech alliances are shifting fast — is this a move to challenge Google/Microsoft dominance in AI?
Big Tech alliances are shifting fast — is this a move to challenge Google/Microsoft dominance in AI?
While many regions talk about security, Azerbaijan and Türkiye build it. Their military partnership is setting new rules for regional stability — cooperation based on trust, not slogans.
Is this the future model for Eurasia?
Is this the future model for Eurasia?
Azerbaijan-Türkiye mutual military security – a positive blueprint for regional stability | News.az
Amid rising geopolitical shifts and evolving military doctrines, Azerbaijan and Türkiye's decision to further strengthen their mutual mil...
news.az
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
While many regions talk about security, Azerbaijan and Türkiye build it. Their military partnership is setting new rules for regional stability — cooperation based on trust, not slogans.
Is this the future model for Eurasia?
Is this the future model for Eurasia?
Central Asian workers out, Indian migrants in.
Russia’s labor market is changing faster than many expected.
Is this economics — or a strategic recalibration?
Russia’s labor market is changing faster than many expected.
Is this economics — or a strategic recalibration?
How India is replacing Central Asian migrants in Russia | News.az
In recent months, migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have increasingly reported the blocking of their bank cards in Russia, le...
news.az
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Central Asian workers out, Indian migrants in.
Russia’s labor market is changing faster than many expected.
Is this economics — or a strategic recalibration?
Russia’s labor market is changing faster than many expected.
Is this economics — or a strategic recalibration?
A Russian drone hits a Turkish ship in the Black Sea — and the question isn’t just what happened, but what follows.
How many “incidents” before civilian shipping becomes fair game?
Where are the red lines?
How many “incidents” before civilian shipping becomes fair game?
Where are the red lines?
Russian Drone Strikes Turkish Ship in Black Sea
A Russian drone has carried out a targeted strike on the Turkish vessel VIVA in the Black Sea.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A Russian drone hits a Turkish ship in the Black Sea — and the question isn’t just what happened, but what follows.
How many “incidents” before civilian shipping becomes fair game?
Where are the red lines?
How many “incidents” before civilian shipping becomes fair game?
Where are the red lines?
13 lives lost in a bus crash in central Iran.
Another reminder of how deadly road accidents remain — and how prevention matters.
Another reminder of how deadly road accidents remain — and how prevention matters.
13 killed in bus crash in central Iran | News.az
A bus crash on the Esfahan-Natanz highway on Tuesday killed 13 people after an intercity coach reportedly swerved into the opposite lane and collided ...
news.az
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
13 lives lost in a bus crash in central Iran.
Another reminder of how deadly road accidents remain — and how prevention matters.
Another reminder of how deadly road accidents remain — and how prevention matters.