Arye Gut

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Nov 18, 2015, 5:12 AM

Azerbaijan’s Parliamentary Elections: Transparent Elections in a Rapidly Emerging Democracy

As a friend and colleague once wrote for an American newspaper, “Democracies don’t just spring up…Healthy democracies are built from the ground up, a process akin to the construction of a modern building. A solid foundation must be laid...

Aug 14, 2015, 8:05 PM

Enriched by Human Connections: Azerbaijan and Israel

If one wonders how the Muslim-majority country of Azerbaijan came to such a rich alliance with Israel, one need look no further than the Red Village, a tiny river enclave in the mountainous region of Guba. There, a Jewish community has thrived...

Jun 11, 2015, 11:42 PM

Misrepresenting Israel and Azerbaijan

In a recent article by Christopher Atamian about Israel's alliance with Azerbaijan in the Forward, usually a publication that can be depended upon for accuracy, it became apparent that the writer knew nothing of the realities of contemporary international relations nor...

Feb 23, 2015, 7:09 PM

Only in Azerbaijan

Marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, this grandson of Boris Stoyanovsky, an officer in the Soviet Army, whose family was murdered by the Nazis in Ukraine, participated in an International Holocaust Remembrance Day conference. What made...

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Arye Gut is a noted expert on the former Soviet Union and the Middle East and the head of the Israeli NGO, International Society Projects.