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Monday Commentary: What if?
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Monday Commentary: What if?

20 January 2020
The Conference on Libya held in Berlin on Sunday (19 January) was high diplomacy at its best. In this week's Monday Commentary Dennis Sammut asks what if the same level of commitment by the top leaders of the top countries of the world is put in solving some of the other big challenges and conflicts?
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Azerbaijan marks 30th anniversary of Black January
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Azerbaijan marks 30th anniversary of Black January

20 January 2020
The events of 20 January marked the final break of Soviet power with the people of Azerbaijan. After 20 January the Communist Party was completely discredited. Azerbaijani statehood was restored by a decision of the Azerbaijani parliament on 18 October 1991 - although independence only followed the collapse of the USSR at the end of that year.
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Radicalisation, Extremism and Violent conflict
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Radicalisation, Extremism and Violent conflict

19 January 2020
Round Table and policy forum held in The Hague on 28 November 2019 to discuss the global proliferation of radical ideologies leading to violence.
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Putin prepares to play musical chairs
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Putin prepares to play musical chairs

16 January 2020
As if to emphasise the point, the Russian news agency TASS ran the story of changes in the Russian government with a picture of Putin and Medvedev next to a row of chairs.
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Azerbaijan honours pioneer of its oil industry
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Azerbaijan honours pioneer of its oil industry

15 January 2020
In an emotional speech president Ilham Aliyev spoke about the contribution of Koshbakht Yusifzade to Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry. The president also said that oil and gas will remain the bedrock of the Azerbaijani economy for many years to come.
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Monday Commentary: It's time to talk!
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Monday Commentary: It's time to talk!

13 January 2020
Recent events in the Middle East are the latest flare-up in an arc of crisis around Europe. The EU needs to push ahead with a structured dialogue to explore solutions, argues Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary.
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