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...idle. Currently, the E.U. gets more than 40% of its gas imports from just one company: Russia's giant Gazprom. In addition, almost all the gas that comes to Europe from the resource-rich Caspian flows through Gazprom's pipelines. Yet the long-planned Nabucco pipeline - designed to transport Azerbaijani, Turkmen and, maybe one day, Iranian and Iraqi gas to the E.U. through Turkey - is stuck at the planning stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Can't Europe and Turkey Get Along | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...Even a staunchly pro-Western Georgia, furious as it is with Russia, might finally be forced back into Russia's orbit because of Kosovo. "It's indeed surrealistic," quips Japaridze darkly: "How it happens that in terms of the 'Kosovo Precedent' we, Georgians, Azerbaijani, Moldovans, have to support Russia's position and go against the West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Cashes in on Kosovo Fears | 3/8/2008 | See Source »

...translator was needed between Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov and the rest of the Silk Road Ensemble once they began playing together. When Qasimov, wanted to cue the other musicians to add new segments, he would mimic the motion of playing an instrument, and together the ensemble began smoothing the gaps between movements. In an age where everything seems to be inter-something (international, interdisciplinary, intercultural) it’s surprising that the world has not been blended into one big smudge. Although the Silk Road Project falls under the category of “inter...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Why Did the Cellist Cross the Silk Road? | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...ways to democratize in Azerbaijan,” said Igbal Aghazadeh, speaking through an interpreter. “One way is if the state democratizes from above...the other way is if there is international support.” Aghazadeh, a member of parliament, expressed skepticism about the Azerbaijani government’s genuine intention to democratize, suggesting that government officials merely “create the perception that there are factors for democratization.” Aghazadeh said that Azerbaijan’s strategic importance might attract international support for democratization. “Azerbaijan is a key country...

Author: By David Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Azerbaijani Airs Democratic Goals | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...were doing a piece of Mugam music from Azerbaijan with Alim Qasimov, an unbelievably great singer, and he says, "This is the way it goes. Now play!" Well, it wasn't written down, and every time we played it, it was different. So finally we just learned it the Azerbaijani way, by oral tradition. And we got something great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Yo-Yo Ma | 3/27/2005 | See Source »

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