5 December 2012 • 12:19 AMT
Moscow-Baku confrontation
The relations between Azerbaijan and Russia which have been almost normal during Dmitry Medvedev’s tenure have started to deteriorate; this is happening quite quickly and, interestingly enough, on Baku’s initiative. If the oil and petrodollars can really turn people’s heads, Ilham Aliyev seems to be playing with fire.