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The relationship between Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom recently experienced a new milestone. In August 2025, Stephen Doughty, the UK Minister of State for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories, visited Azerbaijan. His meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, the substance of the discussions held and his engagement with the broader business community served as a vital reinforcement…
Multiculturalism is a complex phenomenon which is grasped by people differently in the modern world. On the one hand, the leaders of Germany, Britain, and France in 2010-2011 declared that multiculturalism had failed in their countries[1]. There is an opinion that it failed due to several factors – the promotion of various policies by these…
An international conference titled “Deepening Cooperation among OIC Member States” was held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, under the auspices of the Organization of Islamic Youth (OIY). The event served as an important platform for strengthening solidarity across the Islamic world and advancing cooperation to a new stage. The gathering brought together official representatives…
On 30 September 2025, Prof. Laszlo Vasa affiliated with Széchenyi István University and Hungarian Institute Of International Affairs paid a visit to Topchubashov Center and met with the Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov. The parties exchanged their opinions on the growing relations between Azerbaijani and Hungarian expert communities and explored the ways to further contribute to…
For decades, negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan followed a multilateral framework. Considering that there was not huge success in such framework it proved to be problematic due to several factors: 1. the fragmented interests of external mediators, 2. the lack of direct accountability between Armenia and Azerbaijan themselves. Mediators were approaching the peace process through…
On 25-26 September 2025, Topchubashov Center’s researchers Murad Muradov, Simona Scotti and Mahammad Mammadov took part in the 1st Azerbaijan-UK Policy Dialogue at the ADA University in Baku. Within the Dialogue sessions, Murad Muradov delivered a speech on the strategic aspects of the Azerbaijani-British relations at the panel titled “Regional Security, cooperation and foreign policy…
On 23-28 September 2025, Topchubashov Center research fellow Gulkhanim Mammadova visited Serbia for a study trip. Throughout the trip organised by the UK-based Conciliation Resources, the delegation Gulkhanim Mammadov is part of had the opportunity to learn about the diverse approaches and strategies that local communities, civil society organizations, and international actors are implementing to…
On 23 September 2025, Topchubashov Center Deputy Director Murad Muradov as part of his visit to Yerevan also attended, along with around 30 local experts, the meeting organised by LINKS Europe Foundation to present the ongoing work on five thematic reports regarding practical aspects of peace-building and reconciliation. At the event, he spoke about his…
The 44-day war showed that Azerbaijan’s statehood was asserted not only on the battlefield but also in the realm of information. In today’s world, a nation’s resilience is measured not just by its weapons and army but also by its ability to defend its information space. While soldiers protected the land in the trenches, pens,…
On September 12, Poland closed its border with Belarus in response to Russia and Belarus’ Zapad 2025 military exercises. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the drills were designed in part to rehearse a strike on the Suwałki Gap, the narrow stretch of territory connecting Poland with Lithuania and lying between Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave….
