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In 2009, Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev removed the two-term limit for presidents, consolidating his hold on the presidency (Photo: European Union)

COP29 host Azerbaijan escapes Munich Security scrutiny

The Munich Security Report released this week is very thorough in outlining some of the most pressing challenges to international security, ahead of the annual conference.

However, there is a topic central to democracy that is missing from the report and fails to get the attention it deserves — that is the global struggle against unfair and fraudulent elections that persists today. This reality is...

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Mary Robinson was the first woman president of Ireland and a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is an Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin.

In 2009, Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev removed the two-term limit for presidents, consolidating his hold on the presidency (Photo: European Union)

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Mary Robinson was the first woman president of Ireland and a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is an Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin.

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