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• [New] There is a realistic possibility that Moscow will pursue joint counterterrorism operations with Baku to combat the transregional terror group. Solace Global
• [New] Getting Beijing to pay and be transparent over how much money it is providing is set to be one of the biggest fights when global climate negotiators meet at COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in seven weeks time to agree a new post-2025 finance goal. BNN Bloomberg
• [New] Baku often creates unpredictable F1 betting because of long straights, tight walls, and safety-car risk. BETFINDER
• [New] In the absence of tangible steps toward normalization with Turkey and Azerbaijan, current and future Armenian governments will likely continue looking to external backers - whether in Washington, Brussels, Paris, or Moscow - to balance the influence of Baku and Ankara. War on the Rocks
• [New] As discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku over how to finance climate action remain gridlocked, Southern Africans are learning that some renewable energy might not be renewable after all in an age of climate age. Al Jazeera
• Poor countries are hoping for a settlement in Baku that will deliver at least $1 tn a year by 2035 for them to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and cope with increasingly extreme weather. The Guardian
• The United Nations Climate Change Conference just concluded in Baku with a new climate deal bringing climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035, up from $100 billion. ReliefWeb
• When combined, the Baku Finance Goal and Article 6 will forever change the global climate finance architecture by redirecting investment to the developing world. Energy Connects
• For nearly 65 years after the Baku Congress, studying Turkology could jeopardize an academic career, even though Turkic culture and heritage continued to be studied around the world. The Astana Times
• In Azerbaijan's case, it could serve as a deterrent to Iran, which, as the article claims, has engaged in subversive activities targeting Baku: supporting Armenia, arming extremist groups, deploying spies, and even orchestrating terrorist plots against Jewish targets inside Azerbaijan. Aze.Media
• As a steadfast Azerbaijani ally, Ankara has long maintained it will only open its Armenian border after Baku. New Eastern Europe
• The focus of the Baku talks is on agreeing a new climate finance goal that will provide countries - especially the most vulnerable - with the means to take stronger climate action. UN News
• As Baku eyes its own potential as a green hydrogen hub leveraging Caspian wind power, it must recognize that the Hydrogen Leverage makes any regional instability far more volatile than in the oil era. AzerNews.az
• Threats to infrastructure remain, including foiled IRGC plots targeting the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan. All About Shipping
• If Israel can convince Baku of an Iranian threat by designing operations in Azerbaijani territory (especially Nakhchivan, which borders both Turkey and Iran), it could then use Azerbaijan's military capabilities to occupy Iran along its northwestern borders. Modern Diplomacy

Last updated: 16 July 2026