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Canada’s PM Mark Carney. (World Economic Forum)

From the US-led rules-based order to multipolar international law

Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first soared in the 1980s. The rest of the West complied as long as it was beneficial. Today, it no longer is

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Martyr’s Avenue in the capital Baku is a sacred place for Azerbaijani, who come to lay carnations on the graves of the martyrs on the 20 January each year.

Azerbaijan marks the 36th Black January

On the night of 19 January the Soviet army occupied the cities of Azerbaijan and an unprecedented massacre took place

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Stop the war: Begged not to start the war against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin went ahead to break a decade-long global taboo of bigger nations invading their smaller counterparts.

Russia’s new old imperialism

It takes true evil to send unwitting, unprepared young men, complete strangers to the whole Ukraine-Russia context, into Europe’s worst meat grinder since World War Two

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Night fever: Mr Shakes (above) headlined at the Godfather, a club in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth, in the Eighties. (Facebook)

Say goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!

Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Martyr’s Avenue in the capital Baku is a sacred place for Azerbaijani, who come to lay carnations on the graves of the martyrs on 20 January each year.

20 January – The National Mourning Day and a turning point in the restoration of the independence of Azerbaijan

This year marks the 34th anniversary of ‘Black January’ — the tragic incident that happened on 20 January 1990 in Azerbaijan

  • Derek Davey
3 min read
National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s strategic foresight was instrumental in steering Azerbaijan towards independence and shaping the country’s development trajectory.

Honouring the memory of the national leader and the foundational architect of Azerbaijan’s independence, strong statehood and prosperity

The Year of Heydar Aliyev commemorates a leader who always protected the interests of the people of his country

  • Derek Davey
6 min read