Baku Borrows from Assad’s Blueprint - Carnegie Endowment for ...
WEBSep 25, 2023 · It appears that Presidents Bashar al-Assad and Ilham Aliyev—two “modern” authoritarian leaders of around the same age who inherited power from their fathers and consistently rank at the bottom of the democracy index —have something in …
PRESIDENTS ILHAM ALIYEV AND BASHAR AL-ASSAD MEET IN …
WEBAug 7, 2009 · Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have today met in private following their talk in presence of the two countries` first ladies Mehriban Aliyeva and Asma al-Assad. The two presidents expressed satisfaction at development of the Azerbaijan-Syria relations.
Azerbaijan election: President Ilham Aliyev wins vote criticised by ...
WEBAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has won a fifth consecutive term in power with more than 92% of the vote, according to election authorities.
Putin, Kim, Assad and their most fantastical election wins
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Bashar al-Assad During his reign, Assad has brought home multiple thumping electoral “victories,” securing nearly 89 percent of the votes in 2014 and over 95 percent in 2021, all in elections widely regarded as fraudulent.
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev is a Strategic Liability, Not an Asset
WEBOct 22, 2021 · Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan for nearly eighteen years, sits atop a mirage. Azerbaijan’s capital Baku exudes wealth.
Similarities between Aliyev and Al-Assad regimes
WEBJul 8, 2009 · In 2000, Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father as president. Ilham Aliyev did the same in 2003 through rigged elections. Excessive force was used to suppress demonstrators against electoral...
World leaders congratulate Iran’s Pezeshkian on ... - Al Jazeera
WEBJul 6, 2024 · President Ilham Aliyev welcomed Pezeshkian’s electoral success and said Azerbaijan placed “great importance” on relations with Iran.
Nagorno-Karabakh: New weapons for an old conflict spell danger - Al Jazeera
WEBOct 13, 2020 · Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev told Turkish television that Turkish drones owned by Azerbaijan had “shrunk” the number of Azeri casualties. “These drones show Turkey’s strength. It also...
“No People, No Problems”: The Growing Appeal of Authoritarian …
WEBJan 31, 2024 · The behavior of the Assad regime in Syria, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s regime in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Israeli government in Gaza has prompted pushback from many in the liberal democratic West.
Opinion | Dynastic Regimes - The New York Times
WEBAug 25, 2003 · Bashar al-Assad, who succeeded his father as president of Syria, has failed to breathe life into a crippled economy and autocratic political system, partly because he is a captive of his...
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