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“Azerbaijan’s push for greater influence in East Africa is clearly gaining traction.” Over the past decade Azerbaijan has become an increasingly active regional actor. While its recent attention has primarily been directed toward Europe and the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on the Gulf states, Azerbaijan has also significantly expanded its presence in the…
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and President Donald J. Trump have already altered the geopolitical landscape in Europe. European countries are seeking deeper strategic partnerships with South Caucasus and Central Asian nations to diversify energy sources and foster regional cooperation and connectivity. In 2022, Azerbaijan and the EU signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic…
On April 17, Tbilisi hosted the first-ever formal trilateral meeting between the foreign ministries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. According to official statements, the primary aim of the meeting was to create a platform for open dialogue and to explore possible avenues for trilateral cooperation in the South Caucasus. This was a very important step,…
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held on April 11-13 in the resort Turkish town of Antalya, presented a rare opportunity for trilateral engagement among the foreign ministers of the three South Caucasian countries. The candid exchange between Azerbaijan’s Jeyhun Bayramov, Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan, and Georgia’s Maka Bochorishvili, facilitated by Türkiye, offered a fragile yet meaningful sign…
One of Trump’s election pledges was to end the war in Ukraine. Even though a more neutral approach was anticipated during his presidency, most leaders and scholars did not imagine that President Trump and JD Vance would pressure Zelenskyy publicly in front of millions of spectators. The recent meeting in the Oval Office took place…
Prof. Dr. Vusal Gasimli, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication presented at the “International Finance and Banking Society” (IFABS 2025) conference at the University of Oxford. The conference, held from April 15-17 at the Saïd Business School of Oxford University, focused on the theme “The Path to Financial Resilience:…
The Labour party’s return to power in July 2024 was accompanied with a lot of uncertainty, with Keir Starmer and his team adopting a deliberately ambiguous campaign strategy to present itself as the candidate of common sense and pragmatism in contrast to the instability that characterized the final years of Conservative rule. This extended to…
A scientific and practical conference titled “On the Path to Return to Western Azerbaijan” was held in the town of Aghstafa, co-organized by the Aghstafa Executive Authority and the Social Research Center (SRC). As part of the event, the public was also introduced to a three-volume publication by the SRC titled “Return: Our Material and…
Vusala Jafarova, Head of the Turkic World Research Center operating under the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), participated in the International Conference of Leading Think Tanks of the Turkic States Organization Member Countries held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The conference was organized by the Center for Economic Research and…
The author began by highlighting the holding of the EU-Central Asia summit on April 3-4, 2025, in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The summit marked the beginning of a new strategic partnership between the sides, with the summit focusing on cooperation in the spheres of trade, transport, energy, digital communications and the management of water resources….
