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Azerbaijan
January 26, 2022
Casey Michel
Azerbaijani Kleptocrats Have Been Getting Their Money’s Worth in Washington for a Long Time
Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar’s not the only lawmaker illicitly involved with the regime, he’s just the one who (maybe) got caught.
January 25, 2022
Kate Aronoff
Henry Cuellar’s Azerbaijan Scandal Is a Very American Tale of Oil Addiction
The FBI’s raid on the Texas congressman’s home is a reminder of how much we normalize ties to foreign (and domestic) oil.
April 1, 2019
Magazine
Maryn McKenna
The Plague Years
How the rise of right-wing nationalism is jeopardizing the world's health
April 26, 2018
Alex Gladstein
Why Dictators Love Development Statistics
They're an easily faked way to score international points.
July 14, 2017
Casey Michel
The Donald Trump Jr. Email Scandal Goes Well Beyond Russia
The pop star near the center of the controversy also has deep ties to the regime in Azerbaijan, another source of potential trouble for the Trumps.
January 22, 2015
Casey Michel
This Professor Refuses to Disclose Her Work for an Autocratic Regime. Here's What Happened When I Confronted Her.
January 6, 2015
Casey Michel
Tony Blair Has Another Repressive Central Asian Autocracy to Sell You
September 14, 2012
Ken Silverstein
Buckraking Around the World With Tony Blair
June 7, 2012
James P. Rubin
The Need to Lead
November 24, 2011
Amanda Erickson
Pop Politics
December 16, 2010
Abbas Milani
Truths in Tehran
November 30, 2010
Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Art and Romance of the Diplomatic Cable
February 27, 2008
Steve LeVine
The End of Big Oil
February 12, 2007
John B. Judis
Crude Joke
October 2, 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick
Crude Awakening
February 20, 1989
Jacques Rupnik
The Empire Breaks Up
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