Azerbaijan: Election Over, Aliyev Faces Reputational Challenge Abroad

By Lamiya Adilgizi

(Eurasianet) — Azerbaijan’s snap presidential election has exacerbated an authoritarian conundrum for the incumbent, Ilham Aliyev. In moving to cement his legacy at home as Azerbaijan’s unifier and builder of a modern state, he has inflicted additional damage to his country’s image abroad, as...