Azerbaijan: Current Developments and U.S. Interests [Updated May 10, 2004]   [open pdf - 89KB]

From the Summary: "This report discusses political, economic, and security challenges facing Azerbaijan, including faltering democratization, poverty, crime and corruption, and the unsettled conflict in Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno Karabakh region. Oil and natural gas resources and pipelines are briefly examined. A table provides basic facts and biographical information. This report may be updated. Related products include CRS Issue Brief IB95024, 'Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia,' updated regularly."