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Ilham Aliyev

President of Azerbaijan since 2003

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Oct 17, 2025
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Did Trump ever explicitly endorse a dictator or authoritarian leader?

Donald Trump has repeatedly praised and shown willingness to work with leaders widely described as authoritarian, most prominently Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, but th...

Jan 21, 2026
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When did the U.S. host talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2025 and what agreements were signed?

hosted between , and at on August 8, 2025, where the parties initialed a draft peace agreement and signed a joint declaration outlining next steps toward a final treaty . At the event the ministers in...

Oct 11, 2025
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Did Donald Trump ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize nomination?

Donald Trump was reported in September 2025 as having received multiple public nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize from foreign leaders and delegations, while the Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasize...

Dec 9, 2025

Edi Rama joked with Macron about Albania–Azerbaijan peace deal; Trump previously misidentified Armenia as Albania in conflict context

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama teased French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev at the European Political Community summit about a non‑existent “Albania–Azerbaijan” peace deal, ...

Jan 27, 2026

What were European leaders’ reactions to Trump’s Albania/Armenia mix‑up and what does that reveal about U.S.–Europe diplomacy?

European leaders publicly mocked and laughed at ’s repeated confusion of with at a summit, turning the gaffe into a running joke among leaders including Albania’s Edi Rama, ’s Emmanuel Macron and ’s I...