December 11, 2025 LINDEN, Va. – Crude Accountability announces the publication of its new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy: Gas Laundromat, …
Happy Birthday, Gubad Ibadoghlu
12 September 2025 Today is Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday, and the third year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of …
Impact of Trump Administration on Civil Society and Human Rights in the United States
14 August 2025 This paper was produced in the framework of the “Helsinki+50 initiative towards the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act: Reflection process …
Baku’s “Gas Laundromat”: A Contradiction in Brussels’ Energy Strategy?
July 29, 2025 By Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, Visiting Senior Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Since 2021, Azerbaijan has been exporting natural …
Joint Civil Society Statement: Marking 2 Years Since the Unlawful Arrest of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
July 23, 2025 Today marks two years since Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a prominent economist, anti-corruption expert, and human rights defender, was arrested and detained by …
Breathing Toxic Air: What I Learned at Kokzhide
July 21, 2025 By Yulia Genin, Research Associate at Crude Accountability and an environmental policy expert with legal training in the U.S. and Russia, working …
Balancing Act: Azerbaijan’s Energy Links to Russia and the Sanctions Regime
July 3, 2025 By Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, Visiting Senior Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) The UK’s Sanctions and Azerbaijan’s Involvement in …
New Report Highlights the Shortfalls of the EBRD’s Investment Strategy in Azerbaijan
13 May 2025 [Linden, VA] – A new report by Crude Accountability highlights the limits of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) engagement …
UK Lawmakers Urge BP to Raise the Case of Dr. Ibadoghlu with the Government of Azerbaijan
On March 13, 2025, 22 UK members of parliament signed a letter to Helge Lund, the BP board chair, urging him to address Dr. Ibadoghlu’s …
Azerbaijan’s Energy Paradox: Fossil Fuel Expansion vs. Green Commitments
By Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, Visiting Senior Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a senior policy analyst at the Economic Research Center (ERC), Baku, …